This is a site primarily for women. Men are welcome, too, of course, but remember that this site is a women's site first and foremost.

While frank discourse and exchanges of ideas are encouraged, courtesy and respect are required at all times. Violators risk being banished without warning. This is a community with an open invitation to all -- an invitation that can be withdrawn if you violate the standards laid out here.

No trolls. Trolls and griefers will be blocked and banished without warning. Disagreement is fine, but please use courtesy and respect.

No spam. Spam will not be tolerated. Spammers are routinely filtered and deleted, and their IP addresses, URLs, usernames and other information are logged and reported to a central spam database.

No pr0n. This is a women's political site, so naturally sexuality, reproductive rights, sexual health and other matters relating to women's bodies are going to come up in discussions. However, pornography of any kind is not acceptable on the pages of mediagirl.org. If you must talk about something relating to pornography, use a link and clearly label it for what it is so nobody gets blindsided by unmentionables.

No stealing. We believe in the "fair use" doctrine when it comes to citing copyrighted works, so use your discretion. All of your posts are yours, and the content of your posts is your responsibility. Nevertheless, mediagirl.org reserves the right to excise or unpublish any content that does or may violate copyright, and suspend or block users who violate copyrights of others.

No libel. If you're going to name names, stick to public figures such as politicians and entertainers.

No illegal acts. To most, this will seem so obvious it's not worth mentioning. To the rest, we're mentioning it.

Miscellaneous. Blogging privileges here are provisional. Your active expression is encouraged ... as long as you stick by these Terms. Transgressions will result in a warning, moderation or possibly banishment.