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Old 03-17-2012, 11:26 PM   #27
Larry H
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RE: OTDE - Has... err, Had its place!

Votes may not matter.

Quote from the Rules on Cruiserforum, which from what has been mentioned, are soon to be the rules here:

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I don't have any problem with most of these rules, except for the editing to change the text of a post,* but, its 'their way or the highway', and no public discussion of their decisions will be allowed.

In addition, I am assuming we can expect lots of advertising on the pages.* Cruisers Forum looks a lot like TV, with almost as much advertising as content.
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