DU Irony: Rules

[dutch508]

Anarcho-Socialist  (1000+ posts)        Wed Mar-05-08 12:08 PM
Response to Reply #2
5. A reminder about the messageboard rules
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Doen't the DNC pay Skammer a stipend?

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[Carl]

In other words.....

"Bitch" was bad when it was associated with Hillary,now that Gov.Palin is around it is okay.

Do not denigrate any religion except Christianity and ignore our written words that say differently.
We all know Christianity is evil and vile but we have to make believe otherwise.
signed:Satan.

There,seems to be fixed now.

[franksolich]

Why is an anarchist primitive delineating rules?

I thought anarchists were against rules.