A new FAQ would be lovely, and maybe even some forum rules that don't suck. I reserve the right to veto any rule that gets written, but if you could draft up a set of them, that would be very helpful. Just as long as we can call each other niggers afterwards.
Rules - Here goes
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I ripped this from another site that is similar to this one. Changed the words a bit. Feel free to butcher further as you please.