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... I say again' date=' Post competition=Low quality posts, and/or spamming.[/quote'] Trust me, I'm not trying to do that...There are places I'm not posting because I don't think I can contribute to the conversation there.
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I think Apoc meant that you guys were getting this thread off topic with your post conversations. Heh. I'm hoping my shirt will be here in the next week or so, since mine was sent around the same time as Apoc and Zyggie's. Silly international shipping.
So did you get a PM or something then?
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Re: Post your shirt! So...I haven't been on here in a while (clearly for anyone who may recall any previous post of mine). What's the deal with the shirt? Is there some kind of posting quota and we get a freebee or is it just 'hey, purchase one and you'll be cool beans'? Also... I don't know when this forum went all superstar and started networking with Nuclear Blast but well done. That's super! Anyway, somebody clue me in please..

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Lets see some photos guys! It costs a lot to get them made and it would be good to put a face to some names. ;-) Sent from my SK17i using Tapatalk
I think I missed the boat on getting one, but I do have a photo up somewhere on this site, maybe the "Say Cheese" thread?
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I think I missed the boat on getting one, but I do have a photo up somewhere on this site, maybe the "Say Cheese" thread?
You DID NOT MISS THE BOAT. The limit is 50 Metal Forum Royalty. We have not reached that yet although we're more than halfway. Just say why you love metal, and then our admin will send you a shirt. I 'missed' the mark too and I still got my shirt! Besides, you're one of the top posters so you should definitely get a shirt. And our admin needs to make you Metal Forum Royalty. You should have been given that title when you reached 100 posts.
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