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  • Our purpose is to share, help and support others engaged in scholastic debate.
  • Always display a positive, friendly attitude.
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INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR

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  • Depending on the situation, Senior Staff may bypass any and all of these steps and take whatever action is deemed appropriate.

MISBEHAVIOUR

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  • Our moderators reserve the right to edit or delete any posts they consider to be 'spam'.
  • If we find that you are spamming our community you will be banned and your IP blocked.

IDENTITY THEFT

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MULTIPLE POSTS

  • DO NOT post the same topic in multiple forums. If you are unsure of which forum a thread should go under, just state that in your post, and a moderator will move the thread to the correct forum. Multiple posts are unnecessary and will be deleted.
  • DO NOT post the same question multiple times in multiple threads in the same forum. If no one responds to your question or request, just post a reply to the same message thread again to bring the message to the top of the list so folks notice it.

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  • No images or cookie requests allowed.
  • You may link to your personal site if it is G-RATED AND FAMILY FRIENDLY.
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  • No more than 3 links per signature.

FONT RESTRICTIONS

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IMAGE RESTRICTIONS

  • Unless otherwise stated, if you post an image in the forums, please keep the image size under 50K, and preferably under 300 x 300 pixels.
  • All avatars, or as we call them, member photos must be of you. Images of characters or graphics of any kind will be removed when found.

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Thank-you!

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