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Oversharing Detector
Tick what applies to what you're about to post or say. Podge checks for consent issues, emotional state, audience, and reaction-seeking before you commit.
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What this means
This tool checks seven oversharing markers and adjusts for the medium you're posting to. Public posts with multiple markers are high risk. Private messages with no markers are fine.
Formula used
Count of triggered warning markers plus a medium multiplier for public or wide audiences.
Worked example
If you're posting publicly while emotional, including someone else's private detail, and hoping for a reaction — that's four or more markers plus a public medium multiplier. Overshare. A private message to one friend with no other markers — zero score. Fine.
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What counts as oversharing?
Sharing more personal, intimate, or third-party information than the audience or context warrants — particularly when driven by emotion, reaction-seeking, or breach of someone else's confidence.
Why does the medium matter?
A private message to one trusted person carries very different risk than a public post. The same content can be fine in one context and an overshare in another, so the tool adjusts the score based on audience size.
Plain-English summary
Tick what applies to get a verdict on whether what you're about to share crosses into oversharing territory.
This section translates the result into a short, direct takeaway rather than leaving the page at a bare number.
Read the guide
How to tell if you're oversharing — and what to do instead
Strong emotions, wide audiences, and other people's private information are the three main oversharing risks. Here's how they interact.
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