In his book The Compulsion to Confess (1959), Theodor Reik suggests that within all of us is the compulsion to gain acceptance from our peers and family. His research confirms people's deep psychological need to seek forgiveness for their wrongdoings, irrespective of their audience. Have you ever noticed how quick we are to share our woes with a total stranger? Often it seems easier to confess to someone you don't know because you're relieved of the fear that someone you know may find out. Often it's enough to just let it out and hope that your mistake is forgiven by at least one person.
There is no restriction on who contributes to this site, so think carefully about whether you want anyone in the world to appraise your confession. This site guarantees its visitors total anonymity should they wish to deliver a personal confession to the world at large.
There are couple of motivating factors inspiring the development of this site. Primarily it is a social experiment that attempts to reveal the common sources of guilt and suggest how an individual's guilt is perceived by the general public. The site also serves as an outlet for anyone haunted by guilt from their past, letting them speak and be heard by a wide and (generally) unbiased audience.
Absolutely. You'll never be asked to provide any personal information. In fact you are encouraged not to provide clues that might expose your identity or anyone else your confession may concern. Out of respect for everyone involved, please make an effort to preserve the sense of anonymity.
They're not really ads. Honestly, Microsoft isn't paying us to show you their logo. We're only interested in knowing what you think of their latest and [far from] greatest effort to build a solid operating system. (By the way, have you ever heard of Ubuntu or Tiger?) Here's a chance to tell the world what you think about Vista, George Bush, or any of the other interesting goodies you'll find scattered throughout this site.
RSS, short for "Really Simple Syndication", is the world's standardized (yes, standardized) way of subscribing to live articles on the net. A friend's blog, American Idol ratings, your stock market watchlist; any page that provides an RSS delivery for its content. There are a growing number of sites using RSS to make their content more accessible - keep your eyes peeled and you'll see the icon all over the place!
First and foremost you'll need an RSS reader. Sounds tricky, right? Really it's not, and in only a few minutes you'll be off and running in the race to keep up with the growing pace of information flow across the net. There are many good readers out there, so which one is best for you? For starters I recommend you get set up with Google Reader, a free and super friendly RSS reader provided by your friends at Google Inc. Simply follow this link and let them explain what to do. (Trust me, they're really good at writing instructions.)
RSS helps you to track site activity. If you want to keep track of all comments on a particular confession you can use the RSS link above that confession's comments. There is also an RSS feed for all new confessions as well as an RSS feed for all new comments on any confession.
How do I tell my friends about this site?
Easy! Just send them the address in your browser right now, or you can pass them the address of any confession you think they'd should read. (Just be sure and tell them they'll be sorry if they don't :)
Glad you asked! Simply put, Firefox is quickly becoming the world's favorite web browser. In less than a year it has earned the vote of more than 20% of the world's Internet surfers, bringing its estimated overall user base to around 35%. The most likely reason is that it is endorsed by Google, the search engine used by virtually ALL internet surfers. If, like me, you're frustrated by the stranglehold Microsoft uses to hold on to its customers, you can begin to free yourself by switching off of Internet Explorer. Trust Google...you'll be glad you did!