Story Wall Guidelines
It’s important that we keep this story wall as safe as possible for everyone. To do this, we ask you to adhere to our guidelines.
Our story wall is a place to:
- Offer support to those affected by bowel cancer and their loved ones
- Share knowledge, experience, stories, tips and advice based on your personal experience
- Help raise awareness and campaign for early diagnosis
Guidelines
When contributing, please:
- Be respectful of others
- Don’t mention names of GPs, GP surgeries, NHS Trusts, hospitals, or healthcare providers
- Don’t give out personal details such as full names of other people or contact information
Prohibited contributions
We don't allow:
- Discriminatory, hateful, threatening, or abusive language (including racist, sexist, homophobic comments)
- Bullying or harassment
- Unlawful or objectionable content
- Libellous or defamatory statements
- Extreme political or religious views
- Violent or pornographic material
- Factually incorrect information
- Advice that could cause harm
- Spam or repetitive posts
- Advertisements and promotions for business, charities or fundraising activities
- Negative comments about hospitals or healthcare professionals
Enforcement
All contributions are moderated. Actions for guideline violations include:
- Editing or rejecting contributions
- Blocking users in extreme cases
We may contact users to suggest amendments or inform them of rejections. Persistent breaches will result in removal without warning. Appeals can be emailed to: [email protected].
Moderation
- Our story wall is monitored daily during the working week. Contributions may take up to seven working days to be published.
- We may edit or reject your submission based on guidelines above without your prior knowledge without your permission.
- If you don't see your submission in seven working days you may contact us.
If you see a concerning contribution or want to get in touch, please email: [email protected].
Note: Our story wall is not for medical advice. For support, visit our 'Support for you' page.