SI's terms of service....Did you know you can get kicked off for posting more than 20 post in six hours. We should all be removed pronto. I am guilty of this crime.
I am pissed at what has happened to indexit and I can't believe SI wouldn't consider our support. I understand they don't want it to turn out like Yahoo's message boards but I feel they made a big mistake......
Here's their terms of service rules
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