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Transmit any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content.
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"Spam" by posting frequent and/or annoying messages in the forums.

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Spamming
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i wonder what dot shockers are violating. Its not the same person doing it, its not spam. can a CM quote it for me?

is it not just peaceful protest??

It's spam, whether it comes from one person or several. If you have any questions about forum moderation, email WoWreportedpost@blizzard.com.

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Q u o t e:
The guidelines and rules listed below explain what behavior is expected of you and what behavior you can expect from other community members. Note that the following guidelines are not exhaustive, and may not address all manner of offensive behavior. As such, the forum moderators shall have full discretion to address any behavior that they feel is inappropriate. Also, suspension or banishment from the game will always result in the same in regard to forum access. Your access to these forums is a “privilege,” and not a “right.” Blizzard Entertainment reserves the right to suspend your access to these forums at any time for reasons that include, but are not necessarily limited to, your failure to abide by these guidelines.

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