These community rules explain what is acceptable on Confessions and what is not. They apply to everything you write here: posts, comments, private messages, anonymous messages, room messages, usernames, and pictures. Using the platform means you accept them.
Respect is the basis of taking part
You can disagree, object, and tell your story the way you lived it. What you cannot do is insult people, mock them, or belittle them. Honesty is not an excuse for cruelty, and a strong opinion does not need an attack on the person holding the other one.
What you may post
Personal experiences, feelings, regrets, fears, questions, situations, and observations — anything you want to say and cannot say out loud. Write it in your own words. It does not need to be polished or formal.
No defamation or direct accusations
Do not use the platform to accuse an identifiable person of something. Telling your own story is fine; turning it into a public case against someone with their name, workplace, or enough detail to identify them is not. If you have been genuinely wronged, the place for that is the appropriate official body, not an anonymous post.
No personal information
Do not publish real names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, social media accounts, workplaces, schools, private photos, or any detail that identifies you or anyone else. This applies to other people even more than it applies to you: they did not choose to be written about here.
No threats, blackmail, or incitement
Threatening anyone, pressuring them with something you know about them, or calling on others to harm, harass, or gang up on a person is forbidden outright. There is no context in which this is acceptable here.
No hate speech or discrimination
Content that attacks people for their religion, sect, nationality, ethnicity, colour, gender, or any other group identity is not allowed, and neither is content that spreads contempt for a group or incites against it.
Sensitive and harmful content
Writing about pain, loss, or a difficult period is allowed and is part of why this space exists. What is not allowed is content that encourages self-harm, suicide, or harming others, or that describes how to do it. If you are going through a real crisis, please reach out to someone you trust or a qualified professional — this platform is not a substitute for help.
Sexual or indecent content
Explicit sexual content, sexual solicitation, and anything involving minors in a sexual context are forbidden and are dealt with immediately and without discussion. Writing about a relationship or an emotional experience is not the same as explicit content.
Comments and discussion
A comment is a response to what was written, not a judgement on the person who wrote it. Someone who shares something painful is not asking to be lectured or ridiculed. If you have nothing useful to add, not commenting is a valid choice.
Private messages
The same rules apply in private as in public. A private message is not a loophole for harassment, insults, solicitation, or pressure. Anyone can block you and report you, and reported messages are reviewed like anything else.
Rooms
Where rooms are available on the platform, the same rules apply inside them. The person who created a room is responsible for it and may remove members who break the rules. Removal from a room is not a punishment from the platform; it is a decision by the room's owner.
Usernames and pictures
Your username and your picture are part of what you publish. Do not use a name that impersonates a real person or an official body, and do not use offensive names or images, or ones that carry personal information about anyone.
Links, advertising, and repetition
The platform is not an advertising board. Promotional links, repeated posts with the same text, and content posted only to drive traffic elsewhere may be removed. Links may also be restricted entirely depending on the platform's settings.
Reports
If you see something that breaks these rules, report it. A report reaches the review team with what you write in it, so writing the reason clearly helps. Do not use reports as a weapon against someone you disagree with: malicious reporting is itself a violation.
How we handle violations
Depending on the case, content may be removed or hidden, an account may be restricted for a period, or an account may be suspended. Serious violations — threats, exposing someone's identity, sexual content involving minors — are dealt with immediately and without warning.
Not everything is reviewed
Some content is reviewed before it appears and some is not, depending on the platform's settings and on the account. Nothing guarantees that every violation is caught before someone sees it. Reporting is what closes that gap, and it is why the report button matters.
Your responsibility
You are responsible for what you write, even when you write it without a name. Writing anonymously does not remove your responsibility for the content, and it does not protect content that breaks the law.
These rules may change
The rules may be updated as the platform develops and as new situations come up. The version published on this page is the one in force.
Why these rules exist
Not to restrict what you say, but to keep this a place where someone can write the hardest thing they carry and not regret it. A space with no limits does not stay free for long: it becomes unusable for exactly the people it was built for.
