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     to delete comments and ban users as needed to keep the comment

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PLEASE DON’T…..

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  • Posts that make it clear you didn’t read the article.

  • Remarks that are completely out of left field. ( recently tweeted…Protestors are “ungrateful sons of bitches” and someone who murders people with their car is a nice guy)….. are generally crap and spoken by idiots

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  • Racism, sexism, homophobia, you get the drift.

  • Trolling. – ( bating someone with your stupidity )

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