This is intended to be a safe place.
Therefore, we expect our users to help us keep it that way by abiding by our rules. The full list of rules can be found
HERE. Please ensure you understand
/r/confession's rules before posting or commenting.
A confession is defined in this subreddit as: (1) An acknowledgement or admission of wrongdoing; or (2) a statement admitting that you are guilty of a wrongdoing.
A personal preference or unpopular opinion is not a confession.
Your sexual exploration is not a confession; it's a part of finding out who you are.
/r/confession
is not a place for submissions that read like pornography.
2. Helping one another also means that we do not encourage bad behavior. We will not accept posts that:
4. At this time,
/r/confession
does not have the ability to help paedophiles, even if they are nonoffending and working on their situation.
5. Tag your posts!
You
must
place one
of the following post tags in the body
of your post:
[Remorse]—for posters who feel bad about their actions.
[No Regrets]—for those who do not feel bad.
[Light]—for less serious confessions.
You
may
place one
of the following commenting tags in the title
of your post:
[Support Only]—if you only want advice you ask for.
[Tough Love]—if you're okay with commenters being a little more blunt.
6. With the exception of [light] posts, we do not accept posts with limited context.
7. Meta posts are for moderator use only.
1. Keep your comments kind & civil.
Any form of abuse is not permitted.
If you are unable to discuss without being disrespectful, walk away.
2. Do not encourage bad behaviour. We will remove comments that:
3. False post accusations are not allowed.
- If you take issue with a post's validity, send a modmail with your specific complaints. Commenting on the thread simply adds clutter and fails to alert the mods.
4. No memes, trolling, or otherwise blatantly low-effort content.
5. No attempts to identify OP.
We abide by a three strike system here. Three rule violations will result in at least a three day ban.
Follow the steps below to have your comment or post approved.
- Read the rules to determine which was violated
- Remove the offending portion of your post or comment
- Message the moderators to have the post or comment approved (skip to this step if the removal was in error)
Follow the steps below to have your ban reversed.
- Read the rules and review your post history to determine why you were banned
- Message the moderators with a case as to why your ban should be reversed. This should be based on the information in the first step. (If the ban was in error, skip to this step)