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1. The moderators of the Benchmark forum may delete any post that they feel violates any of the following rules. Also, Benchmark reserves the right to terminate the membership of anyone who violates any of the following rules.

2. All posts should be objective in nature. The Benchmark forum should not be used to ask about or discuss subjective opinion about equipment, recordings, etc. 

3. The Benchmark forum should not be used to discuss gear from specific manufacturers other than Benchmark. There are plenty of other forums where you can discuss other manufacturers. The Benchmark forum is for discussions related to the technologies within Benchmark equipment or general discussions about audio technologies.

4. Do not post anything that may be deemed offensive. Also, conversations must be civil and respectful. Benchmark reserves the right to deem any post as disrespectful and take corrective action.

5. Posts that discuss illegal activity will be promptly removed, and the poster’s membership may be permanently revoked.

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12.  Any PM’s (private messages) to administrators and moderators that contain questions that are deemed to be more appropriate as a public discussion may be moved into the public part of the forum.

13.  Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. reserves the right to create new forum rules at any time and implement them retroactively.

14.  If you do not agree with any of the terms of use, please do not participate in the Benchmark forum.

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