1. Remember the maximum size of your avatar should be 150x200 pixels and your signature image should not be more than 500x100 pixels in dimension. Please remember, you will only be allowed to put ONE image on your signature.

2. No bashing of schools or persons. This means:

- mention of any schools by individuals
- mention of names of private individuals*
- explicitly calling other people foul names

*Any mention at all of names of private individuals is not allowed.

3. Stay safe!
Don't tell anyone your phone number or address, or other personal
information such as your Friendster or MySpace profile (or any other
similar site. You may ask other member's contact infos through PM's.

4. Keep everything kid-friendly. This covers text, images and choice of username.

5. Posting of images are not allowed. You can just post the link of the image so that people can just click on it if they want to see the picture.

6. No posts made to hurt back. Complaints should be posted in the Questions & Suggestions board or addressed to the moderators.

7.
If someone's giving you a hard time, whether on the boards or through
PM, tell the moderators. The member will be given a warning through PM
and his/her activities in the Total Girl Message Board will be limited.
If the member persists, he/she shall be banned.

8. Spamming is not allowed.
Don't post just to increase your rank. Make sure you have something new
to share with everyone, or an idea you want to talk about, when you
reply. What are spam messages or topics?

- Spam messages are
composed of less than 5 words. Examples may be "I agree," "Yes,"
"Woohoo," "Good Idea," "Good Work," "Hello (name)!" etc. You can reply
with these phrases, but include why you agree or disagree so your post
won't be a waste.
- Spam messages does not have any substance or significance.
- Spam messages are not related to the topic.
- Spam threads are filled with unnecessary posts.
- Spam threads going on for years doesn't mean that it is "excluded" from the house rules.
- Spam threads having 50+ pages doesn't mean that it is "excluded" from the house rules.

9. Keep your posts where they belong!
For example, if you want to talk about books, go to the Book Lovers
board. If you want to talk about sports, go to The Gym. Mixing up
topics makes things confusing.

10. (a.) Please make sure your posts stay on-topic.
If everybody's talking about Harry Potter in one thread, talk about
Harry Potter and nothing else. Off-topic posts shall be moved to the
correct sections or deleted.

(b.) Do not start threads dealing with a topic already being discussed.
If you see that there's already a Harry Potter topic, for example, post
all your HP questions or comments there instead of starting a new
thread.

11. No double-posting. If you posted something
and no one's replied to it yet, you can use the EDIT function to add to
or subtract from your post. Don't post it again and again or reply and
say that no one's answering your question.

12. Do not use shortcuts or text language and sticky caps
(aS In tLknG lYk DiS) because it's much harder to read and understand.
Use proper grammar and spelling. Unlike in mobile phones, we don't have
a character limit here so you don't have to use shortcuts.

13. Make sure your posts are original.
Don't steal anything from other sites or message boards--that's
plagiarism and is actually against the law. If you're going to use
anything written by other people, make sure you quote them and tell us
where you got it.

14. Clubs or any organizations is not allowed. We're already a big community here!

15. Most importantly, please be nice to each other. We're here to make friends and have fun!