First name
Use a first name when that level of identification feels right.
Community Guidelines
Openness with care.
Honest participation, without giving up control over what you share.
Why this matters
People need room for honesty and control over what they share.
Silence can deepen isolation, but openness does not require sharing everything. Sam's OATH gives people different ways to participate so honesty, privacy, and personal boundaries can coexist.
Your choices
Participate in the way that fits you.
You choose your level of identification before anything is submitted.
Initials
Use initials instead of a name.
Nickname
Choose a nickname that does not identify another person.
Anonymous
Join or contribute without displaying a personal identifier.
Sharing stories and encouragement
Center your own experience.
A contribution can be honest, meaningful, and specific about your own life without disclosing someone else's confidential details.
What you experienced
Write about what you felt, learned, needed, chose, or wish another person understood.
What helped
Share a conversation, boundary, source of support, or small step that mattered to you.
What you want others to know
Offer perspective or encouragement without diagnosing, accusing, or identifying another person.
Participation standards
Protect trust in the space.
Stories, encouragement, and other submitted content follow the existing review and approval process before appearing on the site.
Content that belongs
Personal experiences, honest reflection, encouragement, lessons learned, grief, boundaries, hope, and expressions of OATH.
Content held back or removed
Harassment, threats, attacks, accusations, confidential health information, identifying details shared without authority, medical or legal advice, spam, and content unrelated to the movement.
Information and location
Use only what is needed for the participation you choose.
Contact information is used for the approved confirmation and participation process. The People page and Map may use only the identifier and general location authorized through the existing process.
Exact home addresses and precise geolocation should not appear on the site. Contact information should not be reused for unrelated outreach without consent.
Safety and support boundaries
Use direct help when the situation needs it.
Sam's OATH offers stories, encouragement, general information, and links to outside resources. It does not provide treatment, counseling, diagnosis, crisis intervention, or individualized professional advice.
Questions or concerns
Tell us when something needs attention.
Use the Contact page to ask a privacy question, report content, request review of a contribution, or raise a concern about the site. Requests should be handled through the approved contact and moderation process.
Openness with care
You can be honest without sharing everything.
Choose what feels right, speak from your own experience, and make room for Openness, Authenticity, Togetherness, and Healing.
Join Sam's OATH