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1. The first and most important rule is to be respectful to all members. Being disrespectful to other members will not be tolerated.

2. Do not post your poems in this forum. Submit them here.

3. Do not post poems or other materials that are not yours. It is violation of copyright laws. In forum discussions, to refer to copyrighted poems or other materials put a link to the original source, authorized by the author, instead of the poem or other material.

To refer to a poem or other material in the public domain which is no longer copyrighted you must still credit the author to avoid plagiarism. If appropriate, cite the work in which the text or poem appeared.

4. No advertisements of any kind are allowed in the forums.

5. No spamming or bumping is allowed.

6. Posts containing violence, hate, racism, etc. will be deleted.

7. Any swearing or vulgar slang is strictly forbidden.

8. Harassment will not be tolerated.

9. Post requests to read/comment your poems only in this category.

10. If a member is inactive for over 120 days (has made no posts) their account may be deleted.

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