Community guidelines

Prayer sharing in Linen is for praying with people you know. To keep it kind and safe:

• Be kind. No harassment, threats or hate.
• Nothing sexual.
• No links, phone numbers, emails or social media names.
• Never ask for money, gifts or donations.
• Don't share someone else's private story without their OK.

Linen checks shared words before they're saved. Anyone can report or block, and every report is reviewed within 24 hours. Breaking these rules can get your words removed and your sharing turned off.

Prayer sharing is for people 13 and older.

If someone is in danger, call 911.

What the rules mean

Be kind

Pray for people, not at them. Don't use a prayer or a note to shame, threaten or pressure anyone, or to argue about who is right. No insults or slurs about anyone's race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexuality, disability, age or faith.

Nothing sexual

No sexual content, flirting or suggestive names. You can still ask for prayer about hard things, like abuse, assault or addiction. That's allowed and welcome.

No contact details

Links, phone numbers, emails, usernames and "message me on…" are not allowed in prayers, notes or names. The people you share with already know how to reach you. This rule keeps strangers who see a forwarded link from contacting anyone.

No asking for money

No requests for money, gifts, gift cards, crypto, donations or fundraisers, and no "sow a seed" offers. If you need practical help, ask the people you know directly. You can still pray about rent, a job or bills.

Other people's stories

Before you share a prayer about someone else's health, marriage, struggles or secrets, ask them. Use a first name or "a friend" if you're not sure.

Use a name people know

Choose the name your friends and family know you by. Don't pretend to be someone else, or to be Linen.

Hard things are welcome

Grief, illness, fear, doubt, anger at God, depression, thoughts of suicide, abuse: you can ask for prayer about any of these. If what you write mentions a crisis, Linen shows you, and the people who read it, where to get help right away. Linen is not an emergency service. If you or someone else is in danger, call 911. In the US you can call or text 988, any time.

Reporting and blocking

• In the app: on someone's prayer, tap ⋯ → Report or Block. On a note someone sent you, tap ⋯ next to it.
• On the web page: tap Report at the bottom of the page. You can block the person at the same time.
• A report hides that prayer or note from you straight away. Blocking works both ways: you won't see each other's prayers or notes, and they can't become your prayer partner. You can unblock in Me → Prayer partners.
• Choose "Someone may be in danger" if you're worried about someone's safety, and call 911 if it's urgent.
• You can also email linen@decky.cc.

What happens after a report

A person reviews every report within 24 hours. We may remove the words, turn off sharing for the phone that sent them, or both. We don't tell the person who you are. Where someone may be at risk of serious harm, we may preserve the content and share it with the authorities when the law requires it.

These guidelines are part of the Terms of Use. How we handle shared prayers is in the privacy policy.