Community Guidelines
It is the responsibility of every NGNS Member to familiarize themselves with our Community Guidelines. The guidelines are subject to revision as helpful and necessary.
Latest version: February 20, 2025
- Please do share! No one’s story is any more or less important than anyone else’s. Conversely, respectfully listen to other people’s stories; they are just as important to them as yours is to you. Speaking from the heart is encouraged, regardless of the language used to express those experiences. However, please try to refrain from any harmful language directed at anyone. Server admins reserve the right to delete any material deemed inappropriate and not in the spirit of this community without notice.
- In general, please refrain from posting any share that could be triggering/activating to anyone regarding substance use, violence, religion, trauma, or overt sexual behavior. This includes depictions of personal stories shared, images and memes, music/videos, and humor. Server admins reserve the right to delete any material deemed inappropriate and not in the spirit of this community without notice.
- Be kind! This is considered a safe space. Many things could compromise this feeling, especially with such a relatively small group. Types of disruption to the server and community would include activating posts as described in point 2, criticism or judgement of other members, unhelpful angry outbursts toward other members, unhelpful interaction in the group while altered, and any disruption to the safety and braveness of the spirit of this community. Server admins reserve the right to delete/timeout any posts/persons causing said disruption, erring on the side of caution, without notice.
- Disciplinary steps: First offense-warning, second offense-one day timeout, Third offense-one week timeout, Fourth offense-kick with reconsideration after 90 days. This order can be altered depending on the offense and it’s severity. (An offense is defined as an infraction of these guidelines, regardless of the type of offense.)
- For membership consideration, we ask visitors to attend at least three open meetings and observe any interactions. Attending a couple more open meetings might be requested depending on the first three. Any referral from current members is taken into consideration as well.
- In this server, please choose a name that you like long term and maintain that. It helps us to get to know each other and to know who each other is and maintain that sense of comfort, familiarity and safety of space.
- Keep in mind the variety of medical and mental health challenges that members of this server live with, as well as the stages of change that vary throughout the community. With that in mind, please be mindful that not all posts meant humorously around such challenges may be received as such and could potentially compromise the safe space intention of the server.
- Confidentiality is important and expected. Do not share what is said in Discord in meetings, and do not share what is said in meetings in Discord. This includes other recovery groups.
- If one is under the influence and is asking for help/support it’s okay to attend, but if one is under the influence and wants to socialize, we ask that they wait until they are not altered. First instance will get a reminder; A second instance will result in a timeout until the next day. However, the order of disciplinary steps can be altered depending on the event and its severity.
- Any meetings taking place that are not on the official schedule or event listing are not considered an NGNS meeting.
- These guidelines are subject to revision as helpful and necessary.
Questions? We’re Here!
We realize these guidelines may seem overwhelming at first, but please be assured that they are here for the safety of our community. If you have specific questions or feedback, we want to hear from you!