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1. No advertising or spam. Advertising your band is acceptable.
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5. Do not attempt to impersonate a band member or other Forum user - this is an IMMEDIATE PERMANENT BAN.
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13. Most importantly, The Forum is for Mike Portnoy / Dream Theater FANS. Critiquing the band *is* allowed, BUT will be watched carefully by the moderators, in case the posts turn into insults.
14. User signatures will also comply with the following rules. Pictures are allowed in your user signature, but they should be no larger than 4 lines of text or an image no larger than 65 pixels in height. Images that could be deemed offensive or obscene are not allowed to be used in your personal avatar, or your signature.
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17. The administrators may change these rules to apply to the situation.
All new users should read the MP.FAQ before asking questions about Mike and Dream Theater as your question has probably already been asked and answered many times. :-)
We already have a TON of "Ytsepeople" "Silentmen" "DTfolk" "Metropodudes" and "Drum/DrummerWhatevers", you might want to choose a more original name ;-) :-)
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