while we have had some unwritten rules since our genesis here, it appears that it's time we commit them to the written archive and submit them to the Ø collective. plus, we've kind of been waiting on this new version of the software to make our lives a hell of a lot easier.
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any questions, shoot me a PM or catch me on IM.
your humble host,
TC
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