Welcome to GIRLTalk! These are the companion forums to the
Female Network website, where members are encouraged to discuss issues, share information, and interact with the rest of the community.
Please observe the following rules at all times when participating in the forums.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
I. Administrators and ModeratorsAdministrators manage the site and operations of GIRLTalk and the affiliated Female Network site. They
set the policies, manage the boards, and handle the technical issues pertaining to the forum’s appearance, structure, and member accounts.
Moderators enforce the policies set by the administrators.
They supervise order in the forms and implement the decisions of the administrators. There are two kinds of moderators:
Global Moderators, who have access over the entire forum; and
Board Moderators, who guide the discussions in specific boards.
The administrators reserve the right to edit or delete posts and to ban members at any time, with or without warning, as they deem necessary.II. Responsibilities of MembersWhile the administrators and moderators are here to guide the discussions, GIRLTalk members are encouraged to maintain order among themselves. Members are expected to abide by the rules and respect the decisions and actions taken by the moderators and administrators. Likewise, they are expected to treat other GIRLTalkers with the utmost courtesy and respect.
Remember that electronic media poses a risk of miscommunication and misinterpretation, so moderate language is required. To avoid potential conflicts, ask yourself these three key questions about each thread you start and each reply you post:
i. Is it constructive?
ii. Is it informative?
iii. Is it relevant?If you feel that someone has violated the rules, report the incident by using the “
Report to moderator” link at the bottom of each post. Please specify the exact rule/s which you believe have been violated.
III. General Violations and PenaltiesFor the rules listed below, note the following:
Actions to be taken in the event of specific violations are listed under each rule.
For each
major offense, a
formal warning will be sent to the offending member. The member will also be put under watch, and the member’s profile will display her watched status.
A maximum of three warnings will be given before additional action is taken. A member can reduce their warnings through good behavior:
a one month period without any infractions will remove one warning.However, if the member already has three outstanding warnings and commits another offense, their
GIRLTalk privileges will be suspended for one month. After one month of suspension, the member can resume their normal activities but they will still have a balance of three warnings. These can be reduced through good behavior, as noted above.
Members who willfully disregard repeated warnings and whose behavior does not improve after multiple suspensions will be
banned from participating in the forums.
GIRLTALK RULES & REGULATIONSI. The following are prohibited in GIRLTalk:- Profanity, lewd or lascivious statements, and solicitation of sex
- Name calling, discrimination, and statements against specific groups or ideologies, including known groups within the GIRLTalk forums
- Personal attacks, rude statements, and outright fighting
- Posts of this nature will be edited or deleted with or without prior notice. The offenders will be warned and this will be counted as a major offense.
II. Linking- Linking to other websites in posts or through signatures is permitted, with the exception of the following:
i. Online communities in conflict with the interests of GIRLTalk
ii. Links to websites that are direct competitors of any Summit Media website or magazine
iii. Pornographic sites
iv. Sites promoting piracy
- Such links will be edited out of their respective posts. The offenders will be sent a Personal Message as an initial warning. Repeated posting of such links will warrant a warning for a major offense.
III. Posting- GIRLTalkers are encouraged to post in English or Filipino. Taglish is also allowed.
- Post with proper grammar, diction, and punctuation. Text-speak and typing in sticky caps are not allowed. All caps text is not allowed except for emphasis.
- Spamming and flooding, or multiple posts of the same message to a thread, are not allowed. However, you can post the same message to different boards as long as it is relevant to the respective topics.
- When replying to a specific person, address them by their username to avoid confusion.
- When quoting a previous message, attach only the relevant portions, rather than the entire message.
- Violators of the above rules will be issued initial warnings via Personal Message. Repeated violations will warrant a warning for a major offense.
GENERAL FORUM BEHAVIOR I. Special Interest ThreadsSome threads are designated for discussion by specific groups of members, ie, the celebrity threads for fans. Unless the threads are created specifically for sharing and airing opinions, we discourage posting from members whose beliefs are not aligned with the content of the threads. This is to avoid heated discussions, accusations of trolling, and fighting among the members.
II. Merging ThreadsMembers may request that similar threads be merged, but merging will be done at the discretion of the Moderators and Administrators. Members are encouraged to post a link to related threads in the discussion if the boards have not yet been merged.
III. Advertising and Selling- Starting threads to advertise a product, event, or service is only allowed on the ShopCrazy boards. However, members may post recommendations and links to recommended sites and threads within threads, provided that they are relevant to the discussion. We strongly advise that such recommendations be made only once for each relevant thread. Multiple posts will be treated as flooding / spamming and will be dealt with as such.
- “Looking for” posts are allowed, provided they are made in the relevant threads and boards and do not violate any of the other rules.
- Selling fakes, pirated items, and other illegal materials is strictly prohibited.
- To evaluate members who sell on the boards, a special board for Seller Reviews will be used. Each seller will have a thread where members can relate their experiences with the particular seller. Both positive and negative reviews are accepted, provided that they comply with the rules, especially those concerning name-calling, personal attacks, and fighting. Buyers are encouraged to read these reviews and make their own decisions regarding their transactions. The GIRLTalk, Female Network, and ShopCrazy administration is not responsible for any transactions made through the message boards.
IV. Posting Content- Please post threads and replies with content. Replies consisting of only smilies and simple “yes” and “no” answers are discouraged; please expound on your thoughts and explain your views.
- Posting copyrighted material without attribution is prohibited. This refers to full articles, images, and video covered by traditional copyright licenses. Reposting from other sources is allowed, provided: 1) the source is given proper attribution, and is accompanied by a link for online sources; 2) only the relevant portions are quoted; and 3) the purpose of posting is to inform, solicit views, comments, and further interaction from the community.
- When starting threads, phrase the titles clearly and concisely.
These rules and regulations may be modified or added to as the need arises. Please drop by regularly to check for updates. Likewise, you may check the News & Announcements board for updates.
