Terms of Service / House Rules

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Terms of Service / House Rules

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House rules for Eileen's Lounge

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Updated 23-Apr-2014: Inserted new Rule #13.
Updated 11-Nov-2015: Added some new rules and edited existing ones.
Updated 15-Mar-2017: Added clarification to Rule #9.
Updated 29-Aug-2017: Added new rule 12 and renumbered later rules.

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Hans