If you're anything like me (and most of us, FTM) we just scroll to the bottom and look for the check box or whatever. Please don't do that.  SlideMeister's different and so is our Agreement; there's some pretty important stuff in there and I'd hate to actually have to reprimand anyone for breaking a rule

This agreement actually has changed a few times over the years, but now they only apply to the supporting members.  The following is NOT the standard, legalese "fine print/liability" stuff. Reading this may actually even surprise you, but it will tell you what SlideMeister is all about. You may even find it refreshing. 😉  Okay, here we go:

Very Important!  If you sign up USING A VPN, and are rejected as a SPAMMER, (it can happen) you'll have to go through the process again so please, turn it off, (at least long enough to apply) If you don't trust us enough to do that, we don't want you here anyway.  😶
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Again, SlideMeister is primarily a place for "Chromatic harmonica discussion." We all have our favourites; that's called "personal opinion" and that's fine, but any discussion on the superiority of either Chromatic or diatonic is prohibited. While diatonic harmonicas can certainly be mentioned anywhere, they may only be discussed on the "diatonic" board. Likewise, Chromatics will not be discussed on the diatonic board. Neither Chromatic or diatonic harmonicas will be discussed in any way that would constitute "competition" between the two. Threads that begin to lean towards Chromatic/diatonic competition will be deleted in their entirety. Any thread or subject deemed to be "going south/turning ugly" will be locked and/or deleted. This is SlideMeister; we don't do UGLY!

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Grey areas: Anything not blatantly Chromatic, (like trying to make a Chromatic sound like a diatonic or vise-versa) must be discussed on the diatonic board. We are not here to argue, but not unlike Politics and Religion, Chromatic and diatonic passions are easily aroused. Grey areas ALWAYS invite controversy ANYWHERE they're introduced, and we don't do "controversy" here. Veiled innuendos, and/or snide remarks toward other group members are not allowed. If you want to sword-fight, "take it outside" i.e. go to another forum as there are more than a few out there that seem to thrive on that sorta stuff. THIS IS SlideMeister.

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Now was that a "fun" read or what? 😉