Community guidelines
What we ask of everyone, and how we look after the community.
We are not open yet. This is how it will work when we are. Pre-register and we will email you when it opens.
What we hope you will do
- Speak only for yourself, in your own voice.
- Say what you actually believe, and why.
- Ask questions out of real curiosity.
- Assume good faith, especially when you disagree.
- Only confirm a statement if it is really true for you.
What is not welcome
- Attacking, mocking or demeaning people for what they believe or who they are.
- Hate speech of any kind.
- Treating the conversation as a debate to win, or trying to convert the other person.
- Pressing someone who has said no, or asking for personal details they have not offered.
- Spam, advertising, campaigning, fundraising or unrelated links.
- Putting names or private details in a Common Ground statement.
Disagreeing is fine. You can say “I see this differently” without saying “you are the enemy”.
How moderation works
- Private conversations are not monitored. A moderator can read one only if someone in it reports it.
- Moderators can remove a statement from the Common Ground page if it breaks these guidelines.
- After repeated serious violations, an account can be suspended.
If something goes wrong
In any conversation, open the report or end option at the bottom of the page. You can report, block or simply stop, and you never have to explain yourself to the other person. Blocking does not tell them.
For anything else that does not belong here, tell us and include a link if you can.