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The Have Your Say rules Whoisincourt.com House Rules The Whoisincourt.com rules which appear below are divided into sections. Violation of any of the rules in the first section is likely to lead to the immediate suspension of your account and could lead to legal action being taken against you by the authorities or an aggrieved party. Be aware that in exceptional circumstances the Whoisincourt.com could be legally obliged to reveal your registration information and/or IP address to the authorities. Keep your contributions civil, tasteful and relevant. Please: No defamatory comments. A defamatory comment is one that is capable of damaging the reputation of a person or organisation. If successfully sued you could be held liable for considerable damages and costs. Avoid contempt of court which means not posting anything that risks prejudicing on-going or forthcoming court proceedings. Do not incite people to commit any crime, including incitement of racial hatred. 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If you're under age 16 People of all ages are encouraged to read and use Have Your Say, but in the interests of child protection, those under 16 aren't allowed to become members. They can still submit comments, and these will be read by the Have Your Say moderators before being published on the site. Disciplinary procedure Violation of any of the rules above may lead to your membership account be temporarily suspended or terminated. The Whoisincourt.com Ltd additionally reserves the right to suspend or terminate any membership account at any time and at its sole discretion. While suspended, returning to the site by creating another account will constitute a further offence and will result in your account being closed permanently. Whoisincourt.com Ltd reserves the right to delete any posting, at any time, for any reason, and is under no obligation to publish any work submitted. 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