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In (snarky) conclusion: This website is our house, and all people are our neighbors. Would you go over to somebody's house and spend the whole time ripping on their neighbor? And as your parents always said, "When you're under our roof, you follow our rules." If you think our rules are unjust, well then you can get your own blog!

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