Plorers Community Charter
The Plorers community exists to support thoughtful, meaningful travel through shared experience, curiosity, and learning.
This space is optional. Nothing you create in Plorers is shared here unless you choose to share it.
What this community is for
The Plorers community is a place to learn from one another in a calm and considered way. It exists to hold stories from journeys that have already happened, questions asked with genuine curiosity, and reflections about places grounded in lived experience.
Travel means different things to different people. This community is designed to make room for those differences, whether you travel often or rarely, alone or with others, near or far.
How people participate
Community contributions take a few different shapes. Each exists to support a different kind of sharing.
Shared journeys
Shared journeys are reflections on trips that have already happened. They are personal stories about moments, places, or experiences that stayed with you.
Questions
Questions are an invitation to learn from others. They are asked with openness and curiosity, leaving room for many perspectives rather than a single right answer.
They are not requests for itineraries or optimisation, but opportunities to share lived perspectives.
Destination insights
Destination insights share what a place was like to visit and who it might suit. They are not rankings or reviews, but thoughtful reflections shaped by real experience.
They focus on how a place felt and who it might be right for, rather than what someone should do there.
Other reflections
Some contributions do not fit neatly into a category. This space exists to make room for ideas or reflections that fall outside defined shapes, allowing the community to grow thoughtfully over time.
What this community is not
This is not a feed, a leaderboard, or a place to perform travel.
Plorers does not use likes, follower counts, rankings, or trends. We intentionally avoid features that encourage comparison, competition, or pressure to keep up.
There is no expectation to post, respond, or participate in any particular way. Reading quietly is just as welcome as contributing.
Sharing is always a choice
All journeys in Plorers are private by default.
Sharing with the community is a deliberate action. You can choose what to share, edit it later, or remove it entirely. You remain in control at all times.
Not sharing is a valid and respected choice.
Appreciation without performance
Instead of public likes or reactions, Plorers offers a simple way to say "This is helpful".
This signal is private. It is visible only to you and the person who shared the post. There are no public counts or rankings, and it does not affect how content is ordered or discovered.
Its purpose is to quietly acknowledge care and effort, not to measure popularity.
You are never expected to acknowledge or respond to appreciation.
How we interact here
We speak from our own experience, not on behalf of others.
Responses are meant to be thoughtful, respectful, and human. We encourage listening as much as speaking, and sharing perspectives rather than prescriptions.
Travel is shaped by culture, context, ability, responsibility, and season of life. No single experience defines a place for everyone.
Respect and care
We expect everyone in the community to engage with empathy and curiosity.
That means:
- no harassment, discrimination, or hostility
- no promotional or self-serving content
- no judging how others choose to travel
- no content that puts people or places at risk
This includes sharing sensitive locations, unsafe practices, or information that could harm individuals or communities.
Differences in background, resources, and experiences are expected and respected.
Moderation
Plorers is committed to keeping this space healthy.
We may remove content that goes against the spirit or guidelines of the community. When moderation is needed, we aim to act quietly, clearly, and without public shaming.
A living space
This community will evolve slowly and intentionally.
Changes will be made to protect the health of the space, not to drive engagement or growth. When things change, we will be open about why.
Plorers is built on the belief that travel can make us more curious, more open, and sometimes more connected to the world and to one another.
This community exists to support that, gently and on your terms.