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MPL Membership Rules and Forum Regulations:

1. Everyone can freely visit the MPL website and post messages on the forums.
2. MPL Administrators and Moderators reserve the right to edit any and all content of the forums.
3. The views, and opinions, expressed on MPL are not necessarily those of MPL.
4. Members are limited to one username on MPL, creating extra usernames will result in deletion of accounts.
5. Prohihibited Types of Posts on MPL Include:
1. Links to copywritten material (without prior approval).
2. Links to or requests for software serial numbers, warez, mp3s, illegal software, etc.
3. NWS (Not Work Safe) material. This can include everything from websites about hate groups to pornography.
4. Misleading links. A misleading link is a text link that says one thing and takes you to another site.
5. Links to websites that contain crazy pop-ups, make your CD tray open, or otherwise disturb your computer.
6. Weapon sales of any kind
6. Any profanity or pornography (or internet links to them) are strictly prohibited on the MPL forums.
7. The forums use a swear filter to block profanity, using symbols or creative spelling in order to dodge the filter is prohibited.
8. Personal attacks directed towards other members and other websites are strictly prohibited on the MPL forums.
9. No CROSS-POSTING of topics is allowed in the forums. Definition of Cross-Posting: posting the same thread, or a link to the original thread, in more than one forum. This will get you put into TimeOut.
10. No post whoring. This is where one creates a lot of small, worthless posts to increase their post count.
11. Absolutely no "elite" style (***, @@@, iMpReZa) or all caps writing is allowed anywhere on the forums, especially in the subject lines.
12. Trolls are not welcome on the MPL website.
13. Please always try and be considerate of your fellow MPL members. The site is comprised of men and women, young and old, white, black, and all shades in between. Please keep this in mind when posting.
14. No ethnic, religious belief or sexual preference "bashing" will be tolerated.
15. No flame wars, if a topic appears inflammatory, the moderators will take care of it.