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So this from the brand new flickr community guidelines...

Flickr Community Guidelines:
Don't: Upload anything that isn't yours
This includes other people's photographs and/or stuff that you've collected from around the Internet.
 
Use your account to host web graphics like logos and banners
Your account will be terminated if you use it to host graphic elements of web page designs, icons, smilies, buddy icons, forum avatars, badges and other non-photographic elements on external websites.
 

Vent your frustrations, rant or bore the brains out of other members
Flickr is not a venue for to you harass, abuse, impersonate, or intimidate others. If we receive a valid complaint about your conduct, we will send you a warning or terminate your account.
 

Sell stuff (including yourself)
Flickr is for personal use only. If you sell products or services through your photostream, we will terminate your account.
 

Be creepy
Don't be that guy. You know the guy.
 

Upload photos that include frontal nudity, genitalia or anything else that your bathing suit should cover in public areas of Flickr
If you do we'll make your photostream private and remind you of this Guideline. If you don't heed our warning and continue to make similar content public, we'll terminate your account without warning. This applies to your Buddy Icon as well.
 

Upload content that is illegal in public or private areas of Flickr
If you do, your account will be deleted and we'll take appropriate action that may include reporting you to the authorities.

I can think of many of these I've already broken, but I'll be damned if I'm going to head back through and change all my posts to satisfy the guidelines. The one I have the most trouble with is “sell stuff (including yourself). Flickr is for personal use only. If you sell products or services through your photostream, we will terminate your account.” But hey, look, what if you're a photographer? And you're posting your photos... and, well, hell, that's just plain stupid, and I'm not afraid of saying that it's just plain stupid. And if this is what it means to be a part of Yahoo!, then I think I liked the old, non-Yahoo! flickr better. I'm guessing, however, that they are going enforce some of these rules rather haphazardly, and someone's going to get angry... and maybe even sue them. That will be fun. We do love a good law suit. And angry people. I love a good old community full of angry people. Yippee! And Yahoo! (just for good measure). Onward.

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