Thursday, March 20, 2008
How It Works
Every day, we will publish a single picture as a post. If you wish to share a secret, post it in a comment to that Daily Picture post as Anonymous. We'll review them and post them within the week.
If you have any questions, email us at uncchsecrets@gmail.com. If you wish for a secret to be removed, comment on that secret's post, and you can still remain anonymous.
We look forward to hearing from you.
If you have any questions, email us at uncchsecrets@gmail.com. If you wish for a secret to be removed, comment on that secret's post, and you can still remain anonymous.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Warning Label
If you choose to post a secret, understand that, in order for this project to work, anonymity is crucial. In case you didn't get that, let us say it again:
ANONYMITY IS CRUCIAL.
DO NOT identify yourself. We don't want to know who you are, and we will only post secrets that use aliases for anyone mentioned.
For instance, if you submit this:
Frank, I've loved you for eighteen years. Every time I hear the thunk of your wooden leg in the hall outside my office on the third floor of Dey, my heart skips a beat. I know you're devoted to your partner Tom, but I just had to tell someone. -- Ellen
we won't post it. If, however, you submit this:
Handsome pirate of my heart, I've loved you for eighteen years. Every time I hear the thunk of your wooden leg in the hall outside my office on the third floor of Dey, my heart skips a beat. I know you're devoted to your partner, but I just had to tell someone. -- Romance Language Prof Hurtin' for Romance
we probably will. However, it is UP TO YOU to make sure that identifying details are left out. In this case, it would probably be wisest to put:
Handsome pirate of my heart, I've loved you for eighteen years. Every time I hear your distinctive footsteps in the hall outside my office, my heart skips a beat. I know you're devoted to your partner, but I just had to tell someone. -- your brown-eyed girl
We won't post any secrets that aren't about the submitter.
This one time I knew this girl who told me that she was an obsessive fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer who was this major celebrity in the online fanfic circles, but couldn't let anyone know because she was a prep.
is not acceptable. However,
When you told me about your secret online life as the high priestess of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom, I laughed at you and told everyone we knew. I was worse than a jerk, I was a hypocrite. -- the future Mrs. Rupert Giles
would be (Rupert Giles being a fictional character from Buffy and not, as far as we know, a person related to this university). If it's not your secret to tell, don't.
ANONYMITY IS CRUCIAL.
DO NOT identify yourself. We don't want to know who you are, and we will only post secrets that use aliases for anyone mentioned.
For instance, if you submit this:
Frank, I've loved you for eighteen years. Every time I hear the thunk of your wooden leg in the hall outside my office on the third floor of Dey, my heart skips a beat. I know you're devoted to your partner Tom, but I just had to tell someone. -- Ellen
we won't post it. If, however, you submit this:
Handsome pirate of my heart, I've loved you for eighteen years. Every time I hear the thunk of your wooden leg in the hall outside my office on the third floor of Dey, my heart skips a beat. I know you're devoted to your partner, but I just had to tell someone. -- Romance Language Prof Hurtin' for Romance
we probably will. However, it is UP TO YOU to make sure that identifying details are left out. In this case, it would probably be wisest to put:
Handsome pirate of my heart, I've loved you for eighteen years. Every time I hear your distinctive footsteps in the hall outside my office, my heart skips a beat. I know you're devoted to your partner, but I just had to tell someone. -- your brown-eyed girl
We won't post any secrets that aren't about the submitter.
This one time I knew this girl who told me that she was an obsessive fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer who was this major celebrity in the online fanfic circles, but couldn't let anyone know because she was a prep.
is not acceptable. However,
When you told me about your secret online life as the high priestess of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom, I laughed at you and told everyone we knew. I was worse than a jerk, I was a hypocrite. -- the future Mrs. Rupert Giles
would be (Rupert Giles being a fictional character from Buffy and not, as far as we know, a person related to this university). If it's not your secret to tell, don't.
Please keep your secrets brief -- a (short) paragraph maximum will be lightly enforced.
The UNC-CH Secrets Project 2008 is not ...
Finally, there is an adult content warning for the site for a reason. People's secrets aren't always rated PG-13, and while it is up to our discretion to post what you have submitted, our aim is to censor as little as possible. Please take a look at the original Post Secret to get an idea of the variety of secrets people want to share. We are also keeping comments on secret posts open for the time being, in the hope that other people will want to engage in discussion and share their stories. If these comments become a forum for finger-pointing, outing the person with the secret, or hatred, they'll be disabled faster than you can say "Roy Williams".
The UNC-CH Secrets Project 2008 is not ...
- a forum for public discussion.
- a means through which you can communicate with your friends, enemies, lovers or any combination of the above.
- an invitation to "out" people's secrets.
Finally, there is an adult content warning for the site for a reason. People's secrets aren't always rated PG-13, and while it is up to our discretion to post what you have submitted, our aim is to censor as little as possible. Please take a look at the original Post Secret to get an idea of the variety of secrets people want to share. We are also keeping comments on secret posts open for the time being, in the hope that other people will want to engage in discussion and share their stories. If these comments become a forum for finger-pointing, outing the person with the secret, or hatred, they'll be disabled faster than you can say "Roy Williams".
The Idea
Most people are familiar with PostSecret. This blog has been set up for a similar purpose: the collection of secrets. The differences? Well, this is for people -- students, faculty, alums, administrators -- with links to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We feel that this community is large enough to offer the anonymity necessary for a project like this one, but the uniting factor in our lives might encourage us to look at the people in the Pit, at basketball games, on the P2P and on Franklin Street in new, more empathetic ways.
We also hope to use these secrets to create an art piece in the coming year. The nature of the piece is still pretty nebulous, but everyone who reads the blog will, of course, be updated on its progress and invited to the event.
We also hope to use these secrets to create an art piece in the coming year. The nature of the piece is still pretty nebulous, but everyone who reads the blog will, of course, be updated on its progress and invited to the event.
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