Community guidelines.

Draft for review. The final version will be published before AdventLink launches.

The spirit of it

AdventLink is for building real community: worship, service, friendship and fun. Treat people the way you’d want to be treated at church on Sabbath.

Not allowed

• Harassment, bullying, threats, or encouraging anyone to hurt themselves.
• Hate or demeaning content about anyone’s race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, disability, age or other personal characteristics.
• Sexual content, or any content that sexualizes minors (reported to authorities).
• Contacting teens in ways that make them unsafe, or asking them to move to private channels.
• Spam, scams, fake giveaways, or pressuring people for money.
• Pretending to be someone else, or a church, conference or organization you don’t represent.
• Sharing other people’s private information without permission.
• Events that are misleading, dangerous or illegal.

Reporting

Use Report on a profile, an event or a message. Moderators review reports within 48 hours; reports about a teen’s safety, threats or self-harm go first. The person you report isn’t told who reported them. You can also block anyone at any time.

If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. For self-harm, call or text 988 in the US. Safety contact: safety@adventlinkapp.com.

What moderators may do

Serious or repeated problems lead to stronger action. If you think a decision was wrong, contact support.

• Dismiss a report if nothing was wrong.
• Warn an account.
• Remove a message, unpublish or lock an event, or remove a photo.
• Suspend an account while we look into something, or permanently ban it.