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Before you share

Decide what is yours to offer, and who it is for.

A useful contribution can be a question, an experience, or a piece of work. Before sharing, choose the audience and separate your own account from somebody else’s words. Being part of a shared experience does not make every detail yours to disclose.

Keep another person’s private circumstances out of a public example unless you have the relevant permission. You can describe an idea without naming the person who helped you notice it. You can also keep the whole thought private.

Where an account is disputed, preserve the distinction. “This is what I understood” says something different from “This is what happened.” A correction should stay attached to the account rather than quietly replacing its history.

Edition 2026-10-09.1