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I've read them, thank you

Posted By: indentured on 2006-02-21
In Reply to: There are board posting policies at the top of the page - nm

It seems to me debatable whether the name I used qualifies for exclusion by that policy, although that issue I will defer, obviously, to the site administrator.

[Third -- No company-specific information, i.e., account names, privileged information, posting of internal memorandums/communication, etc. Company names themselves are, indeed, permitted. Do not name specific accounts or copy/paste the memo that made you upset at work.]

I don't believe the name mentioned qualifies as either an account name, privileged information, and internal communication, but again, that isn't my call to make.


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