Here, everyone tells their own history.

This is not a marketplace. Stories with prices, listings, swaps or offers to sell are not published, and are removed if they already are. Tell the object’s story, not its value.

Leaving contact details and asking people to “message me” also counts as a sales listing. Any post made for trade or advertising is removed; you receive a warning email, and it counts as a warning on your account.

Texts with slang, swearing or insults are not accepted. Such a story or comment is held for review before it is published; a moderator asks you to edit it or removes it. We may ask for edits even in quotations.

Do not target, belittle or hurt anyone. Respect other people’s memories and views.

The object you share must really exist, and its photos and story must belong to you or your family. You are welcome to tell the story of an object handed down from an older relative.

Do not share text copied from elsewhere; if you quote something, name the source. Posts whose photos or story are found to belong to someone else, or to be fake, are removed.

Only upload photos you took yourself or have the right to share.

If children’s faces can be recognised, you need their families’ permission; otherwise blur the faces.

A story can have up to 5 photos; the first one is the cover.

Photos and texts must not contain inappropriate material: do not share nudity, violence, hate speech, or images that demean people or are disturbing.

Moderators review content that has been reported or held for review, photos included; anything found inappropriate is removed and you receive an email.

Do not share street addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, ID details or anything that identifies other people. This applies to your own details too.

Stories and comments that contain an email address or a phone number are automatically held for review and the moderators are notified. A moderator looks at the content in context and, if needed, asks you to edit it, removes it or suspends your account for a short time.

Every story and comment goes through an automatic check for language and contact details. Content the check flags is never deleted; it waits until a moderator has reviewed it. If published content is reported, moderators review it too.

When content breaks the guidelines, moderators ask for changes or remove it and send you a friendly email. These actions count as warnings on your account:

• From the 3rd warning on, your new stories and comments are reviewed before they are published.
• At the 5th warning your account is suspended for 30 days; during that time you cannot write new stories or comments.

You can see your warnings on the Settings page. If you think there has been a mistake, just reply to the warning email and a moderator will take another look.

If you see a story, comment or member that breaks the guidelines, use the “Report” link. Only moderators see reports; the author is never told who reported them.

When a story or comment is reported by 3 different members, it is taken down until a moderator has looked at it.