Being here
A small town works because people behave like it's small.
Nothing here is public
The town and its places are open to look at. What people wrote isn't. Notes, porch notes, houses and conversations are only readable once you have an account, and none of it is indexed or shareable outside the town.
Nobody sees where you live
A neighborhood is about your vibe, not your address. Picking Sugar House says something about you, not where you sleep. We never ask for or show a street, and never share your location.
Conversation is earned, not requested
You can't message a stranger out of nowhere. Somewhere quieter only opens after you've both been in the same place and one of you answered the other. Doors work the same way: open, knock first, or locked, and that's the owner's call.
Blocking works both ways, immediately
Block someone and their notes, replies and porch notes disappear from your town, yours disappear from theirs, any shared conversation ends, and they stop turning up in Crossed Paths. They aren't told. You never have to explain.
Reporting is read by a person
The … on any note, reply, message or person opens Report. Tell us what happened and, if it helps, anything else worth knowing. Harassment, explicit or unwanted messages, selling, and pretending to be someone else all end a membership.
Be a neighbor
Write like you'd talk to someone on a bench. Say what you actually think about the place you're standing in. Don't perform, don't negotiate, and don't push someone who's gone quiet. Quiet is an answer.
Something wrong and you don't know where to put it? Report the nearest thing they wrote and say so in the detail — it reaches the same place.
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