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Definitions:
false: intentionally misleading or deceptive.
defamatory: tending to disgrace or lower public opinion of a person or to harm a person's reputation.
inaccurate: in our context, intentional misrepresentation.
abusive: Using or containing insulting or coarse language.
vulgar: crude; coarse; generally lacking in taste and judgement.
hateful: unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful, demeaning;
harass: to intentionally irritate or torment persistently.
obscene: abominable; disgusting; repulsive;
profane: characterized by irreverence, disrespect or open contempt for that which is held sacred by others.
sexually oriented: gratuitously sexual in nature; see vulgar, obscene.
threatening: tending or intended to menace, implicitly or explicitly.
proselytization: In the context of these forums, this would be any attempts at conversion or recruitment. Reasonable commentary and discussion is always acceptable.
invasive of a person's privacy: the unsanctioned intrusion on the personal affairs, or property of others (intellectual property included)
adult material: anything which would not be compatible with a PG-13 rating; see obscene, vulgar, and sexually oriented.
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