A Gentle Reminder: We Do Have Policies
AnimalCare 
May 23, 2012 
AnimalCare, NGOs 
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This is a gentle reminder that when submitting your write-up, please remember to abide by our policies: http://myanimalcare.org/policies/
For your convenience, I wish to highlight the following (especially the parts in blue):
Your write-up
If you wish for us to publicise for help, please provide your FULL NAME and CONTACT DETAILS, a photograph of the animal and a write-up about what you need. The photographs and your write-up will be published verbatim with your name and contact details, but we reserve the right to edit it for clarity and/or remove any information deemed inappropriate. We request that you exercise due courtesy and respect to others in your write-up and refrain from revealing names of third parties. Once published, the post will NOT be removed or edited. Please be prepared that you may receive comments on the post and/or offers of help from the public. It is your responsibility to vet these offers and we cannot be held responsible for any repercussions as a result of these offers. Similarly, we are also not responsible if nobody offers to help.
Your comments
Once your comments are published in any post, we cannot entertain any editing or removal thereafter. We request that you exercise due courtesy and respect to others in your comments.
In view of the recently passed Evidence (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2012 (http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/internet_users_cry_foul_over_amendment_to_evidence_act.html), we urge everyone to please exercise due courtesy and respect in your write-up and the comments that you send to our posts.
We also urge you to please refrain from mentioning the names of third parties or publishing photos containing images of human third parties (unless you have obtained their permission). Names of third parties are strictly prohibited unless the third party gives us his/her consent in writing.
Please be reminded that hearsay does not count as evidence. This means it is not enough to tell us that Ms X has agreed to have her name published. We need to have that in writing from Ms X.
In the past few months, we’ve had several unpleasant encounters with humans, ie.
1. Someone requesting photos which showed part of his hands (not his face, but only his hands) be removed from our post because the applicant had not sought his permission to publish those photos.
2. People requesting their phone numbers to be removed after their requests have been met. (Sorry, we do not have this editing service, so please think carefully before you submit a request).
3. People requesting a whole post to be removed after their requests have been met.
4. People insisting that we publish a third party request or a write-up that mentions the name of a third party, despite our refusal, and thereafter engaging in an exchange of unpleasant emails which is totally unnecessary, uncalled-for and a complete waste of time.
5. People insisting that we remove a post because they do not like the comments that came from the readers. This is rather surprising because we have Comments Moderation and we only publish constructive comments, within reasonable boundaries.
So, here is a gentle reminder to everyone:
A. Please read our policies before you submit anything to us. Failure or refusal to read the policies will not absolve you from having the policies implemented on you.
B. Please submit your request using this: http://myanimalcare.org/contact/ and it will be published verbatim. If you write to my email address regarding any related issue to AnimalCare work, it will be published verbatim with your email contact details. We reserve the right to edit your write-up as we deem appropriate.
C. Please do not mention any third party names, especially names of vets and their clinics or any other humans. If you must mention a human third party, we need his/her consent in writing.
D. Please only send photos with the permission of the humans whose images are contained in them.
E. Please exercise due courtesy and respect in your write-up.
If we all stay on the side of speaking the truth, speaking constructively yet gently and with due respect for rules and policies, there is no need for any unpleasant exchanges no matter what the situation is. One may be extremely angry and upset, yet this is STILL no reason to be rude and unpleasant.
Thank you.
Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/05/23/a-gentle-reminder-we-do-have-policies/
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