Just created a user account over on LRO and below is the first thing I see from AF Don. I have just one question. Is he is related to Colonel Klink?
ALL MEMBERS - Please Read Now
All right... listen up and listen good. This place is going to change and its going to start today.
Effective immediately, the past is the past. There is way too much BS floating around to sort out anything of who did what to whom.
Forum Rules have been previously posted, however, it seems taht they were not explicit enough or some people felt they did not apply to them.
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