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Post edited at 12:35 am on July 13, 2007 by cutie2

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Edit: psh, if you've got suggestions or comments, post 'em.

(Edited by cutie2 at 10:55 pm on Sep. 3, 2005)

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I heard ya the first time...! *cries*

However even when I'm ranting to someone I still try to help...

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Once I was in love and it was divine. Soon found out I was losing my mind.

Edit: Mack it is. Somehow DollHouse doesn't have the same ring as Mack.

(Edited by cutie2 at 11:23 pm on Sep. 3, 2005)

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My name is Mack. I don't expect you to remember that but just in case you ever get tired of calling me Dollhouse.

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Once I was in love and it was divine. Soon found out I was losing my mind.

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Thank God this has been posted at last. I doubt the sort of people who type those things will bother to read it, though. Maybe we should just hunt them down instead.

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Lets hunt them down...its more fun!!! lol jk.

T
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Für immer und ewig werde ich dich, Trudy, lieben und vermissen. Ich fühle mich geehrt, deinen Namen zu tragen.

Thank you for posting that.

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It's only the beautiful birds that get caged.

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Anybody who tells another member to kill themselves (even if they say they are joking) will be banned

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You should probably make the "even if they say they are joking" bold. That seems to one of the main problems with people telling other members to kill themselves. They always clame that they were joking. Is it in the guidlines saying that you can't joke around like that?

Otherwise, excellent points. It's a good thing that they're actually written down.

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I doubt the sort of people who type those things will bother to read it, though.

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Sadly enough, so do I. But it gives them no excuse for their actions, and nobody can say we didn't tell them.

Ryguy (I mistyped that Rygay at first, it was absolutely unintentional but it made me giggle so I thought I'd tell you ), thanks for bringing that up. It's true, that's a common excuse and not everybody does know that they'll be banned for it.

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Quote: from cutie2 at 7:41 am on Sep. 3, 2005

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Anybody who tells another member to kill themselves (even if they say they are joking) will be banned

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You should probably make the "even if they say they are joking" bold. That seems to one of the main problems with people telling other members to kill themselves. They always clame that they were joking. Is it in the guidlines saying that you can't joke around like that?  

Otherwise, excellent points. It's a good thing that they're actually written down.

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I agree!! I was told to kill myself by a member once.  Its a shame Im good at holding grudges, because I can still remember it very clearly.

Argh.  It definately makes you feel terrible, and so its mighty good that its written down.

Thanks :)

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There is an undeniable hilarity in spooking your friends.
It's only the beautiful birds that get caged.