Purpose of the service
What We Really Think is an independent civic-opinion project. It collects responses from verified, self-selected participants and publishes privacy-protected aggregate results. It is not a government service, political campaign, scientific polling firm, or voter-registration service.
Who may participate
You must be at least 13 years old and able to provide accurate information. You may submit only one response set per conversation. You may not impersonate another person, use disposable identities to participate repeatedly, automate submissions, interfere with safeguards, or disrupt the service.
Your responses
You keep ownership of original written content you submit. You give What We Really Think a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, analyze, moderate, and use that content to operate and improve the project. Individual written context is not published under the current methodology. Statement suggestions may be edited and used in future conversations without attribution.
Results and limitations
Results describe participating users, not the entire U.S. population. They may be incomplete, change over time, or be affected by self-selection, wording, recruitment, technical errors, or attempted manipulation. Do not treat them as professional, legal, financial, medical, or election advice.
Availability and enforcement
We may suspend access, reject submissions, correct errors, change questions, or remove abusive activity when reasonably necessary to protect participants or the integrity of the project. We may modify or discontinue the service without guaranteeing uninterrupted availability.
No warranties; limits
The service is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim implied warranties and are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the service.
Changes
We may revise these terms as the service evolves. The effective date above will change when revisions are posted. Continued use after a revision means you accept the updated terms.