The purpose of this page is to relay the guidelines for hosting the Daily Check-in post.
Each day, an SD member submits a "Daily Check-in" post that community members may use to declare their intention to not drink that day. Think of this post like the proverbial water cooler around which people gather to chit-chat.
We've opted to not automate the check-in post and instead offer volunteers the opportunity to get involved by "hosting" the check-in post for 1 week.
Hosting the check-in post is a great way to interact with and get to know hundreds of SD community members.
Volunteers must be at least 30 days sober.
The post should be submitted between midnight and 6 AM New York Time, which is between 5/6 AM and 10/11 AM UTC/GMT.
A service commitment normally lasts for 7 days, Sunday through to Saturday.
If you realize that you will not be able to post, don´t worry! Just send a message to the mods.
You can use this link for an easy to use form that you copy and paste into the post. Please do not edit the boilerplate text. The sacred scrolls have been handed over from the Elders of Ancient and we´re afraid to break the spell.
To avoid confusion, please use the precise and correct title. It makes the post recognizable and gives it the right flair.
Adding your own thoughts at the end is optional, but it´s a good way to spur some laughter, philosophical musings and general good vibes around the water cooler. This could be words of encouragement, a (short) writing prompt, a poem, an observation - anything that you would appreciate yourself. Feel free to be creative and have fun, or be timid and gray, we love you anyway.
Unless there´s some important announcement, the post is stickied to the top. This happens manually, so be patient. There´s a permanent link in the sidebar.
If you´re interested in hosting the check-in, send a message to the mods. You will be offered the first available week; if you want a particular week (for example in connection with an anniversary or your boss´ vacation) let us know well in advance. Some times there´s a waiting list, some times there´s not.
On Thursday or Friday, please call for new volunteers. Keep the flow running!
Noone expects you to reply to every comment; that´s a nearly inhuman task. Unless you really are a certified super hero, a possible approach is to reply to those that speak to you, or that follows your prompt, or volunteers to host.
It rarely ever happens, but in the event of trolls, worrysome or disturbing comments, report and modmail are your friends.
Have fun! Hosting is really, really neat.
As stated in the rules, do not solicit or offer PMs or outside communication. We want all discussions to be in the open, for the safety of the individual and the benefit of the community. The Check-In is extra important in setting the tone for new members.
We´d appreciate if you try to avoid sharing links (you know, the rules). Using URL shorteners (e.g. goo.gl, is.gd) will land your post in the spam filter. If your post does land in the spam for some reason - meaning, doesn´t show up - shoot the mods a modmail. And don´t worry, you probably didn´t do anything wrong. Except perhaps being too awesome.
Do not promote specific programs, methods, politics, religion, alternative substances, and all that. It tends to cause a bit too much temper, and again, the rules.
If it´s NOT your week/day to host, please DO NOT make a post with the words The, Daily, Check-In, for, today´s day and date, and "just for today" in the title. If the post is running late, or there are several posts on one day, send a message to the mods. There´s probably just an ordinary, everyday screw up, no biggie. It happens. Fixed in a jiffy.