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We encourage users to publish poetry and forum messages using a pen name, and not to include any details which could be used to identify themselves or others. It is strongly advised not to publish email addresses in poems or on the forum, and if the user wishes to do so then we suggest using an anonymous email address used only for this purpose. If the user wishes to use this site to promote themselves, then we recommend posting a link to their blog or social networking site (such as Facebook), which are designed to allow this to be done in a protected environment, and to follow such site's privacy guidelines.
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