Frequently asked questions
- Is The Setback Society really anonymous?
- Yes. You publish under a pseudonym. There are no follower counts, no likes, no leaderboards, and no public metrics on your account.
- Who moderates the stories?
- A small team of trained moderators reviews every submission before it goes live. Anything that risks harm is routed to a priority queue and answered with real support resources, never a cold rejection.
- Can I read without an account?
- Yes. All approved stories and library articles are public. You only need an account to publish, comment, or react.
- How do reactions work?
- Reactions like 'I understand', 'here for you', 'thank you' and 'this helped' are visible only to the author. They are never surfaced as public counts or rankings.
- What if I'm going through a crisis?
- Please visit our Support page for a curated list of professional resources. We are a community, not a substitute for professional help.
- Will you build forums and polls?
- Yes — those are planned for Phase 2. We're keeping the launch narrow so we can moderate every corner of the site well.