Don’t be a Dick

You can be whoever or whatever you want to be in life. We respect that, but if that means you are hurting someone else along the way then this is not the place for you. You are allowed to disagree with someone, or not like someone and conflicting conversation can be healthy and helpful. Just keep it respectful and clean. We dont want to bring out the Ban-Hammer.

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