Community Guidelines

Our Standards

TruthBeTold exists to facilitate rigorous, honest inquiry into biblical truth. These guidelines ensure our community remains productive and respectful.

Questions Should Be:

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  Specific and clear — Ask focused questions that can actually be answered
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  In good faith — Genuine inquiry, not rhetorical gotchas
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  Substantive — Provide context and explain why this question matters to you
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  Well-researched — Show what you've already considered or tried

Answers Should Be:

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  Rigorous and evidence-based — Cite sources, engage with scholarship
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  Charitable to objections — Address the strongest version of opposing views
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  Honest about limitations — Acknowledge uncertainty where appropriate
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  Clearly written — Well-organized, accessible to educated lay readers
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  Focused on truth over tribe — Intellectual honesty > defending "your side"

Prohibited Content:

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  Personal attacks — Attack arguments, not people
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  Spam or self-promotion — Don't use the platform to advertise
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  Bad faith engagement — Trolling, derailing, or refusing to engage seriously
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  Plagiarism — Always cite your sources
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  Low-effort responses — "Just read the Bible" is not an answer

Editorial Review

Moderators review answers for quality and may:

• Pin exceptional answers that meet our highest standards
• Request improvements to answers that show promise
• Remove answers that violate guidelines
• Lock threads that become unproductive

Consequences

Repeated violations may result in temporary suspension or permanent ban. We're more interested in building a healthy community than punishing mistakes, but we will act decisively against bad-faith actors.