Community Values

People arrive from different places. Some people may be boaters. Some may be carers. Some may be disabled or neurodivergent. Some may be trans or LGBTQ+. Some may be learning. Some may be curious but new to all of this. Some may simply enjoy the story.

Core rule: Be kind.

Kindness does not mean everyone has to agree. It means disagreement should not become cruelty.

• Ask questions before making assumptions.
• Don't demand private details.
• Don't treat someone's family, health, caring role, gender history, or home life as public property.
• Curiosity is welcome, entitlement is not.

Explore Moor should not become a place for:

• pile-ons, gossip, or harassment
• mocking, transphobia, ableism, homophobia, misogyny, or racism
• personal attacks or bad-faith arguments
• targeting family members, disabled people, carers, or trans people
• trying to drag private people into public drama

Disagreement is fine. Cruelty is not.

Explore Moor shares selected parts of real life, but not everything will be shared. Some details will be softened, delayed, generalised, or left out. Privacy and safety matter more than content.

• Mandy and family may be part of the story, but they are not public property.
• Children and adult children's dignity and privacy must be protected.
• Animals can be joyful parts of the story, but responsibly shared.

• Encouragement and thoughtful questions are welcome.
• Advice may be welcome when offered kindly.
• People should not demand updates, explanations, medical details, family details, financial details, or private answers.
• People should not treat personal vulnerability as entertainment.

People may disagree about boats, canals, caring, rural life, content, money, AI, technology, accessibility, family choices, and future plans. Disagreement is allowed, but contempt is not.

Lived experience matters. Nobody should be mocked for having less knowledge, fewer resources, or a different path.

Useful contributions may include:

• thoughtful questions or lived experience
• practical advice or kind corrections
• useful resources or encouragement
• relevant warnings or accessibility feedback
• respectful disagreement
• ideas for Narrow & Wide or Explore Moor

The best contributions make the space clearer, kinder, more useful, or more honest.

If something is wrong, outdated, unclear, badly worded, or missing, people can tell us. Corrections should be specific and respectful.

We will not always get things right, and building in public means learning in public.

• no scams or spam
• no dangerous advice
• no deliberately misleading claims
• no impersonation or fake offers
• no malicious links
• no advice that could harm people, animals, boats, or safety

These values apply across:

• Explore Moor website
• Explore Moor Journal / Substack
• Substack comments, replies, and notes
• YouTube comments
• Facebook and Instagram comments and messages
• email and contact form messages
• future support, membership spaces, and community features
• Narrow & Wide spaces where the story and platform overlap

Other platforms such as Substack, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram have their own rules too. Our standard still applies to how we choose to interact and moderate.

We may remove, hide, restrict, block, report, or ignore content if it:

• attacks or harasses people
• contains hate or abuse
• targets protected characteristics
• shares private information
• spreads scams or spam
• is malicious, misleading, or manipulative
• promotes harm
• repeatedly derails discussion
• threatens safety
• makes the space less safe, useful, or trustworthy

• we are a small human-run project
• we may not see every comment
• we may not reply quickly
• we may not debate bad-faith comments
• silence is not agreement
• blocking or removing may happen without long explanation

• we will try to respond kindly and honestly
• we may make mistakes
• we may need time
• we may correct ourselves
• we may change wording or remove content if needed
• we will protect our own boundaries too

We will treat people like people. We ask the same in return.

This project will grow over time. Some things will be messy at first. Comments, content, policies, and systems may change, and feedback is always welcome.

Perfection is not promised, but care is.

Explore Moor may later include:

• Substack growth
• YouTube monetisation
• affiliate links or sponsorships
• Patreon or membership
• support links
• gifted products or collaborations

Financial links should be clear, and sponsorships should be disclosed. Support should not buy influence over personal boundaries, and criticism should not be silenced just because something is sponsored.

Trust matters more than quick clicks.