Posting Rules
One of the best things about being on the team that puts together Discovery Girls magazine is that we get to read all the letters you send us! We love reading your opinions and thoughts, and we’re excited that we can hear even more from you through the DiscoveryGirls.com website and your blogs, polls, and comments.
But as much as we love hearing what you have to say, we aren’t able to publish everything you post. It’s absolutely essential that we keep this site safe and friendly for everyone who visits and contributes to it, and posts that we feel compromise this safety in any way will not be published. However, if you follow these rules, your post is more likely to be published and read by the other members of the site.
1. DO NOT POST PERSONAL INFORMATION. We can’t emphasize this enough, because we want to keep you as safe as possible when you participate on the site. Personal information includes your last name, home address, age, city, school, IM screen names, screen names for other sites, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and your friends’ and families’ real names. This includes your information or anyone else’s. If we find any of these in your post we will delete the entire post.
2. DO NOT ASK FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION. Please do not ask other members for information that they are not allowed to post.
3 Be “clean.” Approach the writing of your post as you would an article for DiscoveryGirls.com, Discovery Girls magazine, or any other publication you love. We DO NOT publish any posts with “not-so-nice” language—and this includes replacing letters in words with asterisks or dashes.
4. Be nice.We know that our readers and web visitors have many differing opinions—and we love that! Unfortunately, we don’t want the site to be taken over by arguments between members. And we will not publish posts that insult others, including “celebrities” (they’re people, too!). Please be respectful of each other’s posts, and this includes respecting the opinions of other members. If you’re thoughtful and kind, you’re more likely to see your post published.
5. Do not post links to other sites. We can’t check every site to make sure that it’s safe, so if you link to another site we will delete your post.
Things to think about as you write (the informal rules):
Since there are many young girls on the site, please avoid using words with sexual connotations, especially discussion of private parts. Please also refrain from intense words about violence, eating disorders, or inappropriate material.
For the most part, try to stay away from more violent ways of expressing anger, desire, or embarrassment. Remember that words in print often look more intense than the same words seem when spoken. For example, you may think it’s okay to write, “I was so embarrassed I almost died,” but someone reading your comment may take it much more seriously than you intended.
It’s also a good idea not to type in all caps. Some people might think you’re “yelling” at them. Also, read over your post for errors that could confuse the reader (grammar, punctuation, run-on sentences).
Overall, please remember that DiscoveryGirls.com is a place for all girls to feel welcome and safe. Use your best judgment when posting content.
“Your Flagged Content”
If you see a link that says “Your Flagged Content” on your profile page, if you click on it, you will find a list of posts that you have made that have been “flagged” along with the reason for it. It doesn’t mean you’re in trouble—we just want you to know why something wasn’t published and give you an opportunity to make changes so that it can be. Nobody but you can see your flagged posts.
We do keep track of who breaks our rules—and how often they do so. If we find that you break them too often, we will cancel your account.
