Halo

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BlackandBlue

resident sheriffs:

Joesam2002
pakowitz
JKool
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papz

Halo

ok people... im going to say it again...


when you post an article... please... please... leave a link to that article... even if its an insider article or something u have to sign up for...

POST A LINK!!!

thank you

pak


here it is in the GENERAL POSTING GUIDELINES

When posting stories/articles from outside sources, we request that you post a lead-in to the article, or tease the articles rather than to post them in their entirety. By teasing, we mean that it is ok to post a couple of paragraphs and then just link (place the URL) to the rest of the article. This will ensure avoiding any potential problems with copyright infringement. We also ask that you copy a URL back to the original source of the article, merely posting and article in your blog, then posting the URL to your blog is not giving credit to the original writers and is subject to be removed. Remember that sources such as AP (associated press) and Reuters are not public or government sources and are not free. They license their images and writings and it's strictly prohibited to post them without their permission or purchasing a license for their work. For these reasons we ask that you tease the article and post a URL back to the original source.

BlackandBlue

LongTimeFan has been added to the mod group.

On another note, you don't have to like the moderators here, but you will show them respect.