But maybe rules don't apply, anyway.

然而，或许这些规则并不怎么适用。

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The anonymity, invisibility and fantasy elements of online activities encourage us to think that the usual rules don't apply.

网络行为的匿名性，隐形性以及幻想成分鼓励我们认为通行的规则并不适用。

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Home rules that might have been appropriate when you were in high school don't apply.

你在高中的时候可能适用的家规现在不适用了。

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Warning: Congress calls this new provision the nonspouse rollover, although the normal "rollover" rules don't apply.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Or is the cyber world so fundamentally different that the old rules don't apply?

NPR: Internet Covered by Campaign Finance Laws

The new rules don't apply to stock sold in 2011 but acquired before 2011.

WSJ: There Are Few Changes to Contend With for the 2011 Tax Year