#1. YOU are responsible for what YOU post: We are not taking the drama for you, plain and simple. We run and pay for the board, THAT'S IT. If you post something that is either (a) illegal or ( upsetting to someone in real life, ITS YOUR PROBLEM and the finger gets pointed at you. If a member is offended by something that is posted, PM one of the Mod or Admin of the board immediately and we will look into it. DO NOT take it upon yourself to "correct" the matter on your own, let us do our job and resolve the drama. On that note, any picture or content that you own is yours and yours alone. Philippine Secrets will not be held accountable for any copyright issues. We will make every REASONABLE effort to remove posts at your request providing there is a valid reason .

#2. No flames and/or Trolling, ever: We don't care if you carefully word your post; if its intention is designed to upset someone, then it's not allowed. You ARE allowed to disagree with another member and state your opinion. Saying "I think you are wrong because..." is ok. Saying "You're a Wankar " is not. THREATS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AT ALL AND WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE BAN FROM THE BOARD

#3. We are adults, let`s act like one: We all agreed that we are over 18 years of age. This site deals with a mature subject matter, act accordingly. Childish behavior is strongly discouraged. Some people have seemed to have forgotten that our travels are all about having fun. For the majority of you it's a vacation spot!!! Let's all try to be a little light-hearted and have FUN.

#4. Racism strictly forbidden: Holding one entire group accountable for a single person's action is retarded. Saying something like "All Filipinos are..." or "All Germans are..." is not acceptable. Calling a group a derogatory name is not acceptable either. For instance saying, "I just love it how Flips....blah blah blah" is a no-no and you will be warned. Racism, is not interpreted by the intent of the poster, it is how it is interpreted by the general public. This may not sound fair, but, in this case, refer to Rule 1 above.

#5. Post in the appropriate category: We have categories all over the board. Just about everything Philippine related has a home somewhere. Posting a good joke, funny picture, or general chit-chat belongs in the "Off Topic section " not the "Mongers Central " section. FLOODING forums or topics with multiple posts is not permitted, Let's try to keep it organized so this board doesn't drown under a sea of crap.

#6. No fake nicknames & No sharing passwords: This board "self-moderates" in that we are able to see the IP address of EVERY post as well as other usernames that use the same IP address. We realize some of you work together, so that is not an issue. However, be aware that if you cannot say what you want to under one name alone, then it's not worth posting. The EXCEPTION is to people that own a business here and would like to be able to enjoy the board and relax without being "Politically Correct". If this is the case, simply send a PM to the Admin Team .

#7. NEVER EVER EVER show this board to a LOCAL or a GIRL : Come to think of it its not a smart move to talk about this board and its contnet with locals or bargirls as it can lead to a whole heap of DRAMA . Some people think it's kool to mention to the girl that he saw her picture at "so-and-so". BELIEVE US when we tell you that IT IS NOT. All you do is upset the girl, upset members, and piss us the hell off to the point of banning you if we find out who it was. Believe me that if we recognize the girl, we will get the story out of her alot easier then you think. To top that off, once we find out it was you, we will make a special post naming and shaming you and poking burning hot coals up your anal passage !!!!!

#8. No CRAZING the moderators: We put a certain amount of trust into the people that volunteer their time to make this board a fun environment. We do it for free, and this is a free site, you don't pay the bills, we do. With that in mind, please respect them as the people that actually CARE about making this site fun for 99% of the visitors.

#9. No UNDERAGE crap! Seriously DO NOT post anything about it. Think about it, do you REALLY want to publish that for the whole world to read? It's AGAINST THE LAW here and just about everywhere else in the world. WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT! You will be instantly banned if you mention it.

#10.The yellow card warning system is in operation. It's works like this:
1 warning - nothing happens.
2 warnings - your will not be able to post for 7 days
3 warnings - you will not be able to post for 14 days
4 Warnings - you will be banned from the forums permanently


#11. This board is about having FUN and not a load of Drama lets be nice and have a GOOD TIME , many of the Admin and Mods have full time business Intrests to take care off so cannot be online 24 hours a day ,lets behave like adults .

#12. Please Note: These rules do not cover every possible transgression. The mods interpret the "spirit" of the rules as fairly as they can but in the end their decision is final. The mods do not generally report their actions or the reasons for the decisions they make. Warnings or bannings are kept confidential to the member concerned and the moderators.