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1/24/2014 8:28:55 PM Samuel Durant Posts: 7	Just got banned for the fifth time on poetry.com, figured I'd see if I can get myself banned from here a few times. Just wondering, how seriously are the rules enforced? I was also curious as to why I could not write a poem about Satanic Occultism if I wanted to. Seems like a violation of religious freedom, to me.
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1/27/2014 11:11:07 AM Just That Archaic Poet Posts: 89	If you want to get banned, you won't find it difficult, but it seems like a futile endeavor and complete waste of one's time. Having read many books by Anton LaVey and Aleister Crowley (to name just a few), I would bet you have little interest or actual knowledge of occultism/Satanism, and would only wish to write such a piece for shock value, which is boring and petty, at best.
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1/28/2014 12:01:35 PM Samuel Durant Posts: 7	Oh, wow, look at you. You read a book by Anton LaVey. I hear they're so rare and obscure. Just kidding with you. Yes, I'm familiar and interested in Satanism, but it was just a passive question. You seemed awfully hostile to my obviously jovial, tongue-in-cheek introduction, so I'll just give you a virtual high five for being a concerned community member o/
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