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These aren't rules -- merely pointers.
Guests are welcome, but have limited access and editing abilities. If you find yourself returning often, you might want to consider joining the fan club.
Try to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Why? We have visitors from all over the world. English is not their native language. Give them a fighting chance to decipher what you intend to say. 
Examples: Use capital letters for names and at the start of sentences. Possession is 's (The letter s with an apostrophe). "Michael's fans..." Plural is s or es with no apostrophe. "Michael's fans..." DON'T USE ALL CAPS FOR POSTS. It is the written equivalent of shouting and considered rude. Avoid excess punctuation!!!!! Don't abbreviate words or use excessive slang.
Exercise restraint using colored fonts and smilies. Busy posts can be hard to read. 
Pictures from other sites can be embedded by copying the URL to your message, highlighting the code and hitting the picture icon* in the Tag bar. But please, only link to images you have a right to use! "Hotlinking" is stealing if the image or website is not yours and you don't have permission to do it. Flouters are violating TOS.
Snail mail will be forwarded to Michael if postage from the US to the UK is provided. Please contact the webmaster for her address. (Sorry, but there is no guaranty that he'll answer you.)
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