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title: Adding community stories
description: How to submit a community story about your experience with Ethereum to ethereum.org
lang: en
---

## How to contribute a story {#how-to-contribute}

Community stories appear at [ethereum.org/stories/](/stories/) and highlight personal experiences with open-source and sanctuary technologies, how the Ethereum ecosystem has impacted people's lives, and how communities around the world use Ethereum. Anyone can suggest or submit a story.

There are three ways to contribute a story:

1. **Featured stories** - Full-length written stories published as their own page on the site.
2. **Short-form stories** - Brief testimonials displayed as cards on the stories landing page.
3. **Video stories** - Videos submitted through the [video gallery](/videos/) and featured on the stories page.

### Listing policy {#listing-policy}

Ethereum.org is a neutral, educational resource. The stories page is curated to:

- **Humanize** Ethereum's purpose and technology through genuine personal and community experiences
- **Highlight** how open-source and sanctuary technologies make a real difference in people's lives
- **Celebrate** the diversity of the global Ethereum community

The site does not list stories that primarily promote a specific product, token, or commercial service. All submissions are reviewed by the ethereum.org team.

### Criteria for inclusion {#criteria-for-inclusion}

#### Must-haves {#must-haves}

- **Real human story** - The story must describe a genuine personal or community experience. This can include your experiences with open-source and sanctuary technologies, how the Ethereum ecosystem has impacted your life, or how you and your community use Ethereum. Fictional, hypothetical, or purely technical content belongs in other sections (e.g., `/latest/` for technical builder landscape articles).
- **Ethereum connection** - The story must involve Ethereum, Ethereum-based applications (including L2s, stablecoins on Ethereum, dapps, etc.), or the broader open-source and sanctuary tech ecosystem in a meaningful way. General stories about crypto and blockchains, with no specific Ethereum focus, are not accepted.
- **Non-promotional** - The story should not primarily promote a specific product, token, company, or commercial service. Mentioning tools used is acceptable; framing the story as a product testimonial is not.
- **Appropriate content** - Stories must comply with ethereum.org's [code of conduct](/community/code-of-conduct/). Content that is hateful, misleading, or illegal will not be accepted.
- **English first** - Stories may be submitted in any [supported language](/contributing/translation-program/). Set the `lang` field to match the language the story is written in (e.g., `en` for English, `es` for Spanish). English submissions will be translated to other languages, and non-English submissions can be translated to English, through the [translation program](/contributing/translation-program/).

#### Nice-to-haves {#nice-to-haves}

- **Geographic and thematic diversity** - Stories from underrepresented regions and covering underrepresented use cases receive priority.
- **Multimedia** - Stories accompanied by video, audio, or photography are encouraged.
- **Open-source and sanctuary values** - Stories that illustrate how open-source or sanctuary technologies enable censorship resistance, open access, financial inclusion, privacy, or security are particularly valued.

### How to add a featured story {#how-to-add-featured-story}

#### Option 1: Submit via the intake form {#submit-via-intake-form}

If you have a story to share, you can submit it using the intake form. The ethereum.org team will review your submission and follow up.

<ButtonLink href="https://ethereumstory.paperform.co/">
  Submit your story
</ButtonLink>

#### Option 2: Open an issue on GitHub {#open-an-issue}

If you want to suggest a community story for ethereum.org and it meets the criteria, create an issue on GitHub.

<ButtonLink href="https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/issues/new?template=content-suggestion.yml">
  Create an issue
</ButtonLink>

### Other ways to contribute a story {#other-ways-to-contribute}

You can also suggest a **short-form story** or a **video story**:

- **Short-form stories** appear as cards on the [stories landing page](/stories/). These can be posted directly on ethereum.org or link to stories that were shared on Twitter.
- **Video stories** are videos tagged with the `community-stories` category in the [video gallery](/videos/). To add one, follow the existing [adding videos](/contributing/adding-videos/) contribution guide and include `community-stories` in the topic tags.

If you want to suggest either type, create an issue on GitHub.

<ButtonLink href="https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/issues/new?template=BLANK_ISSUE">
  Create an issue
</ButtonLink>

### Maintenance {#maintenance}

- Featured stories may be updated if factual details change.
- Short-form stories are reviewed for appropriateness and accuracy.
- The stories page automatically picks up new video entries tagged `community-stories`.