Where's my comment?

I see a few new girls on the blog and wanted to say WELCOME! And also let you know what the guidelines are for posting comments. If you haven't seen your comment published, it may be because I decided not to publish it.

Here are some of the reasons why:

The comment is mean or could possibly hurt someone else's feelings. I don't publish comments that begin with "Um." For instance, "Um most girls wear a bra by 6th grade." It just sounds rude, like saying "Duh."

The comment contains personal info, such as where you live or what school you go to. I like the idea some of the girls have about little get-to-know-you questionnaires - (Favorite color, thing your most proud of etc.) but I noticed that one of the ones that got started also asked which state a girl lived in and what religion she was - probably too personal. Send in the questions you'd like me to ask and I'll put a post together on that.

The comment is about the real identity of someone else who posts on the blog. Most girls use  a screen name or Anonymous, so we don't post a comment that says: I have a friend who had that same thing happen to her. Pink Carnation, are you Katie Jones in real life?

The comment is about a health issue - like puberty - and tells the person that their problem is no big deal and there's no need to go to the doctor. We can talk about stuff in general, but we don't want to tell a person to ignore a problem. The best choice is to tell a parent, so they can help the girl figure out what to do.

The comment points girls to another website, especially personal blogs. We really don't want strangers to approach the girls on this site, especially because we talk about puberty etc. So, therefore we don't want to give out links that could get creepy people closer to contacting a girl directly. But for girls who like to express themselves creatively, we are planning a new section of the site for posting stories, essays, poems, and artwork.

Any questions, just ask!

Think pink!
Jemma