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MYB Forum Rules and Regulations

• ESTABLISHMENT OF MYB Forum & Who Runs This Site? :

Malaysian Babes Forum, MYB, is owned and operated by Ken Chin and Frederick Goh, as a subsidiary of Malaysian Babes Club. Staff or moderators, most of whom have been with them from the beginning, help with day-to-day management of the site, and planning for future development.

What's up with the costs? You can’t find free lunch anywhere in the world, if you do, please let me know, I would like to migrate. So does this site. And it currently costs us quite a fair bit, along with some other quarterly and annual costs. As you can see, there is a single banner at the top of every page. This helps us to cover part of our costs. We also sell banner space, as well as some other forms of advertisements, and also promote sponsorship and sponsors advertisements. All of these together still usually leave us short, but we still happily makes up the rest out of our own pocket just to maintain this place for all the members for the core purpose and beliefs. However, we really appreciate your kindness of PayPal donation if you do. Therefore, please try not to complain too much about there’s too much advertisement or such. It’s not your money, you won’t feel the pain. But we do.

The purpose of the Malaysian Babes Club is to provide a common ground for all Malaysian Ladies to facilitate an Information / Opinion exchange on all issues. While we welcome people with other view points seeking to learn more, anything beyond friendly questions will NOT be tolerated. MYB Forum is not a forum open to debating whether or not anyone is a bitch, etc. Most importantly, MYB is not a dating site where members of the opposite sex publicly convey picking up lines. You think you are corny, but the administrators don’t. Anyone who is hostile to our purpose will be immediately blocked from the community and all of their posts will be deleted. This will be the ONLY WARNING and NO notice will be given. We are constantly watching you. If you follow the rules, you'll find us actually pretty pleasant and friendly.

• “Freedom of Speech”:

While we believe very much in the freedom of speech & expression, you DO NOT have an absolute right to say whatever you want in this community. Anything that goes against our core beliefs and the purpose for which this community was designed may not be allowed. Posts and comments that are meant to incite conflicts between members or outside parties are strictly prohibited. MYB Management Team has the absolute right to edit, modify, close or delete any content found in this community. While this rarely, if ever happens, we will not tolerate any individuals or groups creating problems with the overall membership.

• Advertising & Promoting:

MYB has a NO advertising policy with the exception of our community sponsors. This includes discussion forums, message boards, chat sites, commercial businesses & services, personal websites, etc. You may however post a direct link to an outside site given that the information is RELEVANT to a question someone else has requested, or you believe it will be helpful to others. This also includes links in signatures which cause commercial popup windows to pop up in threads (sometimes found imbedded in some counters, including ones from sitegadgets.com). Sneaky advertising will not be tolerated. If you have a business or service that you think will benefit the members of MYB, please contact Fred via the PM system. For those of you who would like to post your site (commercial or not), we have a “Malaysia Blog Directory” (links) section located on all MYB Forum top menus, where you are free to post any personal related weblog links along with a full description.

Approved advertising schemes:

1. Banner Advertisement -

Leaderboard banner

2. Text Advertisement 1 -

One topic under I Want to Sell / Commercial Products section - RM 15 per topic

3. Text Advertisement 2 -

One Job Classified advertisment under Job Classifieds - Recruitment section - RM 15 per topic

4. Text Advertisement 3 -

One pinned topic under any section - RM 30 per month

Advertiser will be given first month lock out period, where during the first month of advertisement no other advertiser will be allowed to advertise the same product in the same category.

If you violate this policy you will be warned once and the posts will be deleted. Further abuse of this policy will most likely lead to you being permanently banned from the community.

• Sales / Garage Sales / Bulk Sales:

NO PRIVATE SPREES ALLOWED IN MYB. All sprees/bulk sales must be approved before allowed to commence. Sprees/Bulk sales are when ONE member decides to help other members in the forum purchase from ONE particular seller for no additional profit. [Eg. I am taking orders for any product available on www.sephora.com and any other member is invited to ride on my order. I will collect the money from all members who are riding on the order, make the order, receive the order, and finally send the stuff out to the members who purchased the items]. Cost of purchase must also be transparent to the members [eg : buy from www.sephora.com or www.strawberry.net or www.sasa.com] all these provides transparency so that members and admins know that this is a genuine case and not 'earning' extra kinda thing as cost is shown at the site also it helps to eliminate any dispute in future.

No transparency in terms of cost = commercial selling = prohibited

All selling whether direct or indirect that is against this policy is not allowed and offenders will be dealt with severely.

Only members with ONE star are allowed to post in the Garage Sales section. Only non-profit threads are allowed in the Garage Sales section. All profitable sales have to be paid for under one of the advertisement schemes provided by MYB. Members without one star may choose to pay RM10 to post a sales thread.

Members who violate this rule will have their thread deleted and possibly face suspension or banned.

• Inviting Outside Contact:

“Inviting” is termed as a post where you invite other members to contact you to find out more information, rather than post it in the forum. This is not allowed and any posts with emails or invitations to contact for more information will either be edited or deleted entirely. Repeated abuse of this may result in loss of posting privileges, or account suspension.

• Abuse / Flaming / Derogatory / Baiting Comments:

Abusive Comments, Flaming, or derogatory insults or comments are strictly against the rules. You don't have to agree with another member's opinion, but you NEED to respect it, and realize that it IS just an opinion, which may differ greatly from your own. If you disagree with another member’s point of view, do so in a mature and civil manner. Comments like "you must be deaf if you don't hear what I hear", "anyone who doesn't agree is an idiot", and so on are not acceptable. Practice the golden rule, and treat others like you would want to be treated. If you find yourself being flamed or insulted by another member, please do not dignify that person with a response. Notify a moderator and let us handle it. If you feel you must respond to a flame or insult directly, please DO NOT do so on the board. Use Private Messaging, but make sure you do NOT threaten any member. Again, we do not allow flaming, baiting, or insults of other members of our site, and we enforce this rule strictly. Members who are found guilty of flaming, baiting, or insulting other members will be suspended. Members who are found further abuse of this rule will be permanently banned from the site.

BOTTOM LINE is: We have a strong belief that all our members are civilized individuals. We expect everyone to play nice.

• Spamming & Cross Posting:

Spamming and Cross Posting is defined as posting the same information or content (full or partial) in two or more posts. We understand that some topics might fit into more than one forum or category but we ask that you please pick the best one and stick with it. Members found to be spamming will be warned and additional posts will be removed. Repeat offenders will have their posting privileges suspended or revoked.

• Language & Profanity:

While we understand the majority of members are grown adults, we do occasionally have young adults and children that visit MYB Forum to communicate with others in similar circumstances as their own. Further, many people are offended by vulgar language. If you feel you must swear to get your point across, please censor your language appropriately so as to not be overly offensive. Let’s use the word SHIT as an example, replacing one or two letters in an expletive by using ASCII characters (! For I, etc) is not an acceptable solution. Please use alternative words as a replacement. Abuse of this rule will lead to your posting privileges being temporarily suspended.

• User Accounts:

A maximum of ONE account is allowed per person. We have the ability to track and match IP addresses on accounts. If you are found to be using two or more accounts, one or more of them will be deleted and you may be banned from MYB all together depending on the situation. The bottom line here is to register one account and stick with it. If you have account problems, contact through MYB administrators (k3n, fred, shadowprincess etc.) and state the problem you are having. One of the administrators may recommend that you re-register if the problem cannot be solved but in most all cases a problem with an account can be corrected by an administrator.

• Impersonating Members & Accessing other’s Accounts:

You may not impersonate another board member or create an account for the purpose of provoking other users. This includes creating an account very similar to another member as to confuse others by the similarity in names. Accessing or using someone else’s account or attempting to access another member’s account is strictly prohibited. Abuse of this rule means out you go.

• Trying to Circumvent a Ban / Block:

If you log onto the MYB and receive a message that you have been banned, please submit an un-ban request and wait for our administrators to get in touch with you. You may NOT re-register under a new name even if the software lets you. But, if you try to sign up again and we catch you, then it will become a permanent IP Ban. We rarely send out notices that you have been banned. Don’t forget, with all the technologies we have, we know who you are. And please DO NOT tell us to un-ban you because of who you are, where you from, or what you do for a living, simply put, WE DON’T CARE

• Posting Links / URL’s / Email Addresses:

While we prefer that all content be posted in the forums themselves (unless it is a copyright violation to do so) so our members will always be able to access it, we realize that some information must remain on remote sites as it may be too extensive to re-post. Posting links/URL’s in the MYB Forum is allowed as long as they substantiate a post, or are summarized. Please don’t post links with a comment such as, “Check out this link”. Let members know what the link is about, rather than surprising them with it. Posting of links of forums or websites in a way that promotes that other site is NOT allowed. We also do not permit the posting of personal email addresses in public forums due to privacy issues. If you want someone to contact you privately, please post a note at the end of your post to be contacted via PM as long as it is a personal issue. The posting of your personal email address in ANY public forum invites SPAM from people creating mass email listings. Believe it or not, there are people who get paid to spend all day searching newsgroups, message boards, discussion forums, and chats just to collect email addresses that are posted.

• Posting Personal Contact Information (Address / Phone Number):

Members are advised not post personal contact information such as home address, work address, home telephone number, work telephone number, etc., in the public forums. ANYONE, including guests to MYB, can read the public forums - this policy is in place for YOUR safety and protection.

• Posting Harmful URL’s:

Any Member of MYB that posts malicious or harmful URL links that cause:

- other Member’s PC’s to become locked or have to be rebooted in order for the PC to regain functionality; or

- “screaming”, (cannot be viewed safely for content or sound at work)

- commercial/advertising "popup" windows (sometimes found imbedded in some counters used in signatures, including ones from sitegadgets.com)

Will be suspended for 3 days and increased warning bar. A repeat offender may be permanently banned from the community.

• Threats, Racism & Sexism:

Threads or replies promoting or expressing intolerant views towards “minorities” (race, religion, sexual preference, interracial couples, etc.) will not be tolerated. Please, it is a World Wide Web, anyone from anywhere can read what is in our forum anytime. Consider this the only warning. Violators will be banned.

• Sexual Conduct:

It is the policy of MYB that sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or harassment in any form will not be tolerated. Sexual misconduct, sexual harassment and harassment include: unwelcome sexual advances (verbal, written or implied), requests for sexual favors, suggestive talk, name calling, discriminatory or derogatory remarks, and other verbal, written or implied abuse of any sexual or other nature. Members who violate this policy will either be warned on the first offense or banned, depending on the nature of the incident. There will be no second warnings. If any of the female members reported such a PM, Email or any form to the administrators that they receive such messages, actions will be taken against the sender.

• Trolling / Inciting Conflict:

“Trolling” or making posts with the intention of creating problems on the forums is obviously against the forum guidelines. This includes registering an alternative ID for the sole purpose of creating problems on the forums. “Troll ID’s” will be locked immediately and permanently, and the primary account holder may be banned from MYB. Members that visit MYB Forum only to participate in “conflict” threads may be designated as Trolling and have their account temporarily or permanently suspended.

• MYB Forum Moderators & Administrators Bashing:

Posting a thread or reply to question or criticize moderator or administrator action is not appropriate in a public forum. Please utilize the board’s Private Message function, or email, if you wish to discuss these issues. As long as you bring up your concerns maturely and civilly to the moderator or administrator in question, we will do our best to address your concerns fairly and promptly.

Please refrain from derogatory name calling as well. Further, it is a violation of MYB membership to go to any forum or sites where MYB Forum Moderators & Administrators are known to congregate and incite problems that may follow you back to the MYB website. If it is found that any member of MYB has gone to another website and created a problem, that then follows them back to our community, that member will be banned immediately.

Be civilized and polite. Bring up your concerns in a mature and respectful manner. If you are contacting us because you violated forum guidelines, be adult enough to admit your mistake. If your ID has been locked for some reason, talking politely to us about it in private, via e-mail or private message, can get your ID reinstated in many cases.

“Do not” be derogatory or insulting towards us. You will not get what you want by name calling or bashing us.

All we ask is that you treat us the way you would want us to treat you. If you treat us with respect, we will do the same for you. Vice and versa.

• MYB Bashing:

Threads/replies attacking MYB Forum Policies will not be allowed. Further, any member found to be bad mouthing MYB or any name that is related to MYB or Malaysian Babes Club at an outside location will have their membership blocked. If you do not care for this community, you really have no business here anyway.

• Treatment of MYB Sponsors:

Our paying sponsors deserve respect and restraint. MYB sponsors assist us in paying the over $300+ / month server bill, without which, MYB would not exist for you today.

Attacking a sponsor on the board is strictly prohibited. If you have a complaint with a sponsor, you may send the information directly to an Administrator and it will be reviewed prior to being sent to the Sponsor for action or resolution. If you do post on in the forums about a specific problem YOU are having involving a sponsor, please remain calm and state the facts. Do not let emotion cloud the issue at hand.

WE really hope situations can be resolved off-line but we will not prohibit a statement of fact BUT we will control the thread so as to stop the “Hate” or “Me too” replies these threads often generate.

• Nudity / Pornographic & Adult Material:

Nude and pornographic material is no longer acceptable anywhere in the MYB. Overly suggestive photographs/pictures will most likely be considered adult material and removed.

• Directing Contact Outside of the MYB Community:

Directing members to contact you for more information at your Website, via Email or PM is not allowed, unless the information is sensitive or of a personal nature. One of the purposes of MYB is to provide our members with information on a variety of topics relating to Ladies’ Wellness, Fashions, Care, Relationship, etc. Promoting discussion outside of the forums will prevent this information from helping others in the future. Please note that we established this forum to encourage you ladies out there to share and exchange information. If you come in to private messaging others, what good does it do to our members? Our bandwidth is not for you to IM others.

• Legal Related Posts & Issues:

MYB DOES NOT endorse any legal advice given anyplace within the Malaysian Babes Club or any related subsidiaries. We highly recommend that members and guests get the advice of an accredited legal expert whenever possible and never rely on just one source.

• “Directing” Posts or Threads:

Making a post directing other people to another post on the MYB site, unless requested, and to check their PM box is not permitted. An example of this would be to create a new threads asking if everyone has voted on the poll you posted, or if they have viewed the other thread. Posts such as these will be deleted and the member will be warned. Continuing abuse of this policy will result in you losing your posting privileges or account suspension.

• Use of the MYB name:

NO MYB member is permitted to use the MYB name in any cause that is not specifically authorized in writing by the Administrators and MYB. It is sincerely appreciated when our members assist us in spreading the word about MYB but to state to others that “MYB and I are fighting this issues” (ETC, ETC) is not permissible unless it has been officially sanctioned by MYB.

• Signatures:

Signatures are currently allowed at MYB but are a privilege that may be revoked if abused. Signatures MAY NOT contain links or advertisements, nor can they contain images of any type of sexual or risqué content (completely up to administrators discretion). Signatures also MAY NOT have links imbedded which cause commercial popup windows to pop up in threads (found in some counters, including ones from sitegadgets.com). Signature banners SHOULD NOT contain anything that indicates the existence of another forum. Please be considerate, if it's wrong to advertise MYB at the other forum that you are a member of, please do not advertise that forum in MYB.

Link Exception: Links that are allowed are links to PERSONAL blogs, educational sites (admin's descretion apply) and certain personal websites (again, admin's descretion apply).

These are the three allowed schemes for your personal signature :

ONE >> All text <<

header - size 4

line 1 - size 2

line 2

line 3

line 4

line 5

line 6

line 7

____________________________________________________________________

TWO >> Only Image <<

Images for an only image signature shall no larger than:

600 X 100

sign.jpg

____________________________________________________________________

THREE >> Text + Image <<

For a combi signature, images should be no larger that:

600 X 60

myb_pink.jpg

line 1 - size 2

line 2

line 3

line 4

In short, ALL signatures should be no HIGHER than 1.5 inches / 3.5cm and no LONGER than 10 inches / 25cm. A bit of common sense applies here as well. It is not a must to follow the font size BUT it is definately A MUST to remain within the stated height and width of the allowed signature space.

If your signature line is in violation of any of the forum rules, the moderators will remove it, without notice. It will be your responsibility to choose another signature line that meets the rules, if you wish to have one.

If you have any questions as to whether something is acceptable, please PM one of the moderators or the administrators

• Image Posting and Quoting Rules:

RULE 1

Images should no larger than:

Horizontal image size

600X450

Vertical image size

400X533

RULE 2

There shall be NO more than 6 images posted on each single post.

RULE 3

When quoting posts with images, kindly REMOVE the %7Boption%7D tag.

• “Free” & “Junk” Posting:

“Free” or “Junk” posts are (repeated) posts that do not add to the overall positive content in threads, or are postings solely for the purpose of boosting your post count. A good example of this can be found in threads asking for information on a topic for which you have no answer and does not inquire directly (by name) of you to answer. If you were to reply to this thread by saying, “Nope, I have no information”(ETC), this is a junk post. There is no reason to comment because your silence is as good as saying you do not have any information to contribute. If they are asking you personally (by name) though, please do feel free to reply regardless of whether you have the answer or not.

Many people judge member’s credibility based on post count, so we ask that you obtain your post count legitimately. Furthermore, free/junk posts add up over time and waste server space and ISP bandwidth unnecessarily. Threads announcing your post count are considered free posting. Free/Junk post repeat abusers may have their post count severely reduced by MYB administrators.

• Smiley Only Posting:

This is considered spam and will not be tolerated. All such posts will be deleted without prior notice. Repeat offenders may face up to 5 days suspension; warning bar increased; or banned.

• Posting in the Appropriate Forum & Off-Topic” Posts:

Please post your topics in the most appropriate forum. If you post a thread that would be more appropriate in another forum, a moderator will move it for you. However, please do not make the moderators do this for you. Use your judgment to determine which forum best suits your topic. If you are dealing with a topic that could appropriately fit in more than one forum, please pick the one you feel is closest to your topic.

We have many different forums. We hope that you can keep discussions related to the forum you're posting in. Please don't post a "Hi, I'm New!" in the Cosmetic Forum as you are not a cosmetic product. Post it in the NEW MEMBER FORUM in the Malaysian Babes Main Forum. In addition to this, please keep personal conversations (between 2 people, and of no concern to anyone else) confined to our Private Messaging system. To use it, just click the PM Button under any member's post. It's like e-mail, but just on the site, and it's secure and private.

Off-Topic posts are posts that do not relate to the original post/topic, or is placed in the wrong category. While we realize threads often expand into different topics, we encourage members to do their best to stick with the original topic, or start another thread. Off-Topic posts are subject to editing or removal or moving at administrative discretion, and without notification. Members that continuously post off topic may have their posting privileges suspended.

By doing your part to keep things on topic and interesting to our members and visitors, you're helping us maintain the high standards we've set for the site, and we really appreciate it.

• Thread Subject Titling:

As MYB Forum grows, it becomes increasingly important to properly title the subject of new threads. People find the threads that they are interested in mostly by scanning the titles, even when searching with our site search engine. Titles/Subjects that are leading are not allowed. MYB Moderators may change the title of any thread to assist in describing the content of the thread without notifying the member who started the thread. In some cases, a moderator may also contact the member if it is evident the member is having a problem with titling to give tips.

• Referrals / Commissions / Affiliate Links:

Members are NOT allowed to post links that lead to any type of affiliate program where points are given or any type of prize or monetary value is awarded. Members found to be posting links such as these will have their posting privileges suspended for 7 days. Repeated violations will result in banning.

• Private Messaging (PM) System:

ALL of the general rules listed in this forum apply to the Private Messaging system, especially soliciting, advertising and sexually related PM’s. Violating any of these rules in the PM system will result in immediate removal from the community. Do not PM “hi, can I be your friend?”, “I find that you are really pretty” or any 1 liner PM, again, our server space and bandwidth is pretty expensive. Do that on your own IM software. You can download them at MSN or Yahoo or AIM. MYB administrators CAN investigate your conversation if necessary.

• Deleting Posts and Closing Threads:

MYB administrators have the right to close or remove any post or thread we deem inappropriate. The decision to Close or Delete a Post/Thread is solely ours. We have a strict policy of keeping the posts in this community constructive. Posts that create an unnecessary amount of conflict and serve no further purpose may be closed at the moderator’s discretion. Further, it is the policy of this community NOT to delete posts unless the information in a post may put someone in jeopardy. It is the members responsibility to think of the potential consequences of the post they are about to make prior to doing so. Removing a post will often destroy readability of the thread by making it unreadable. Deleting the first post in a thread will cause the deletion of the entire thread. Members do not appreciate spending their time responding to posts only to have the post they make disappear, so we make it a point not to delete posts just because people change their mind after making a post.

• Administration Dispute Resolution:

If you are having a problem on MYB Forum that you feel you cannot solve by any other means available to you, we invite you to contact one of the MYB administrators via PM or email. Administrators have the final say with anything in this community.

Contact Information:

Please be sure that if you change your personal email address that you do so here at MYB as well. If you lose your password in the future, you will need to have a current and valid email address in your profile to receive the lost password, and verify any changes with the administrators.

• Shout Box:

We have a “shout box” located on the main page where members can post a message that is shown along with the main list of all forums on MYB. All MYB policies also apply to the Shout-Box. Abuses in the shout box may lead to loss of posting privileges or removal from community.

Excessive advertising of your garage sale thread will not be tolerated as it is considered spamming. Vulgarities and inappropriate messages are not allowed. Links to other forums, websites or other online communities are strictly prohibited.

• MYB Discretion:

Considering the real-time nature of this Discussion Forum, it is impossible for the MalaysianBabes.net(MYB) to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that MYB does not actively monitor the contents of all posted messages and is not responsible for any messages posted. MYB does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and is not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of the MYB or any entity associated with the MYB. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. MYB has the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if it is determined that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately, in fact, we may not edit or delete posts that break our rules at all. We have many time constraints on us and cannot guarantee that we will be able to edit or delete posts that break the rules/user agreement. If you do not agree with this then do not view or register for MYB. Although this Discussion Forum does not and cannot review the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we at MYB reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages. We at this discussion forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

• User Groups in MYB:

MYB Adminadmin.gif

-administrators

MYB Super Moderatorsmod.gif

-global moderator (moderates the whole forum)

MYB Moderatormod.gif

-regional moderator (moderates assigned sections)

MYB Ambassadorambass.gif

-responsible of spreading the news about MYB.. basically promotes MYB to the general public.

MYB Elite Babeelite.gif

-knowledgable in a particular field. given the priveledge to lead an assigned section by sharing their knowledge with other members.

MYB Fräulein Babefrau.gif

- means "maid of honor" in german .... these are ex-management team members who have contributed to the forum but are currently retired. as a token of our appreciation, we award them with a special group tag.

MYB Forum Member

-our treasured female members

MYB Gentleman

-our treasured male members

• Warning Bar:

For every rule broken, a 10% warning will be issued without any prior notice. MYB management reserves all rights to allocate warnings ranging from 10% to 100% according to the severity of the problem.

Warn Status Suspensions

30% Increased > 5 Days Suspension

50% Increased > 15 Days Suspension

90% Increased > 30 Days Suspension

100% permanent ban with IP and Email banned.

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