Announcement!! New Criteria to join group support rooms going live!
*Attention 7Cuppers*
As you all probably read my earlier post on the criteria changes to join group support rooms! Today, we will be going live at 3 pm ET.
On Jan 09, 2020 (Thursday) at 3 pm ET, new criteria to join rooms will be launched.
I hope many of you able to join the Group Support Rooms. If some unable to, please read the criteria to join rooms here and take the actions to complete the tasks and earn the badges to unlock the rooms.
Also, I request the community to ensure a compassionate and respectful environment and participation. It is a trial phase and after two weeks, we will be following up to make necessary changes to keep our Group Support Rooms safe and moderated for all. So, make efforts to keep the rooms safer and respectful for everyone.
Thank you all for the good teamwork.
Edit-
2. Also, we launched the Text Description to explain what you need to unlock rooms. It is only supported in Web Browser right now and not applicable for 7 Cups App.
Here is how it works when you log in through browser - When you log in to your account and in case you unable to join Group Support, you will see something like this -
And, when you click on it, it will show you the information on what you need to do to get rooms unlocked-
We introduced this feature for both member and listener accounts!
Depression
@ASilentObserver
"Easy to Join Group Support Rooms NOW! Today I am here to share GREAT news with you. I hope you will feel delighted to hear it."
..... is this a bad joke of some sort?
I click on the notification for a new announcement. I land on a forum post. That forum post starts with "As you all probably read my earlier post on the criteria changes to join group support rooms!" I click on that link as well. I land on the second page of a forum thread. I click to get to the first page of that forum thread. I read that as well. I click on the next link to the member oath that I found out I now need. I land on a post from 2014. I copy the text of the oath to post my answer. I find out that it is impossible to copypaste it into the box as I am on my phone using the app. And that it is also impossible to type out the entire oath because I would have to switch back and forth between the segments all the time as I cannot remember the entire oath all in one go. I give up. After the first anger has passed, I get on my laptop. Which causes me significant back pain at the moment. To do all the steps again.
BUT YES. IT MAKES EVERYTHING EASIER.
I contacted Obs some week or two before and said that the site is impossible to navigate, it is extremely difficult and frustrating to try and keep up with the changes and unmanageable for a new member or stressed people to figure out how things work and what you need to do to gain information. Specifically what you need to do to gain information when you have a problem with the site. Obs responded with an "I hear you" and "we are going to do what we can to change this". Now its just become worse.
Instead of implementing a few actual changes to the navigation of the site, like setting up a new tab in the navigation menu that summarizes the changes and what you need to do to gain access. Or making the member oath a default that everyone has to agree to when signing up or logging in for the first time after the changes, we get this odyssey. Instead of working on the site, you make everyone else work for support. This does not help members or the site in any way. It just helps to keep and drive people away and 7Cups to an early grave.
I have to say I am by now truly bitter over the ongoing, headless, and less than half-baked changes. I usually don't pull out the joining date card, but I've been here since 2014 and seen quite a bit of change on this site. 7Cups has helped me tremendously to get my life in a better direction and to get through some severe periods of crisis. The site no longer can though. Not because the people would have changed so much. But because the site has become impossible to use. From my point of view, there are major, significant changes that do not work in any way yet are implemented without any actual warning or input from the community taken into account beforehand. I am truly frustrated with the situation. And I cannot see how the whole array of hoops that we now have to jump through to get access to vital support systems will help to attract new members to the site or keep old ones. Yet alone improve the situation.
Sour greetings
Moky
@Moky
Moky I hear you and just wanted to say if you ever need someone to talk to, feel free to PM me.
@Moky
I agree with you. I actually just joined recently and sort of understood that I had to earn my way to groups, but did not know how. Now after following the so called steps to oath, I can not cut and paste, type the long message either. I have never used my computer for 7cups, but since the only thing I can do here for a while u til I apparently talk to a number or listeners I really see no point in continuing with 7cups.
The site nav, and the fact that only 1 or 3 listeners I have spoken to actually had any value. What is the point of the site?
So, I am going to give it another try for a few days, if the listeners are still poor (1 left me hanging, 1 was fine, and 1 was to tired to talk but assuming they have woken in the past 3 days never followed up) and I can't get in to any real discussions this week, I won't be back.
Just like my life, no one will miss me.
@Methodic
@Moky please help me... I can't access to the support group anymore.. How can I?
How do i earn honest voice by leaving review for listener. I cant unlock my group chats!!!
@misskendra Have you rated and reviewed any of the listeners you have spoken with? There was a glitch with the honest voice badge not being retroactively rewarded, but you don't appear to have any in the series that tend to come afterwards.
You can go back to previous chats, as long as the listeners still have active accounts and write a review and give a rating (both are required together now).
@AffyAvo how do i give a rating? Is it the nominate badge?
@misskendra Go to my chats, from there bring up any of your previous chats.
Click the star, it brings up a popup where you write your review and check the number of stars for a rating.
@ASilentObserver
Hello! I haven't yet received a check mark in the "honest voice" box, but I did leave a review for my Listener. Is there something else I'm missing? Thanks for your help.
@heartsong11 As a listener I've found that reviews can take several days to be processed, because someone has to read all the reviews, and positive and negative reviews are handled differently. For example, one week I didn't take any chats at all, and at the end of that week two reviews appeared. They must have been for chats from a week or more before.
Therefore I think it's possible you will only get your badge when your review is completely processed, and that could take a few days.
Charlie
@heartsong11 hey Song, thank you for completing the tasks and informing us. As Charlie mentioned, we have a huge queue of positive reviews, so it takes a bit of time to approve them. So I hope it gets posted soon!
@ASilentObserver
Thanks! It has actually already been posted. I received a notification last week, and its even visible on the listeners page. I understand the backlog, though. Im relatively new to this site, so Im just trying to see how to get the most out of it.
hello Im new Here How is everyone
@AngelElisa15 I'm new too. 🙂 I'm ok. How are you?
@LunaLost1111 Hello Nice to meet you😊 Im Elisa and sadly Im not feeling okay these days I feel depressed and sad all the time thats why I came here I sometimes need to talk
sorry for this long message
@AngelElisa15 hey elisa *-* welcome to seven cups
sorry that you aren't feeling alright lately but we are all here to be there, whenever you want simply a caring friend to debt an ear!! hope you find it helpful in here, and feel free to reply for any questions ^-^
Thank you so much 😊@Listeningsarinn
How are you thank you for welcoming me here and thank you and Hugs 🤗🌟🌟@Listeningsarinn
@AngelElisa15 always *hugs tighter* i'm doing fine ^-* how about you?? tried to discover seven cups so far??
@AngelElisa15 Don't be sorry for the long message hun. I feel you and I'm coping with loss right now so I know depression and it sucks. Even though I'm going through my own things, I am here to talk and process through our feelings together. 🙂❤️
Thank you so much 😊And Hugs🌟🌟 I hope everything is okay @LunaLost1111
How are you and Hugs 🤗🌟⭐️🌷🌟🌸🌸@LunaLost1111
@LunaLost1111 hey there!! and welcome to seven cupshope your first days here are going as you'd like it to go *-*
@Listeningsarinn Hello! Thank you! 🙂 I found a listener but not so much a responder lol. The person ended the chat like right after I told them my story. But I'm sure not everyone on here is like that.
@LunaLost1111 oops,sorry for that, that's not something that happens frequently here(or at least it shouldn't lol) sure you can find a supportive listener that you click with from browse listeners page *hugs*
@Listeningsarinn Thanks hun! I actually tried again and found someone great to talk to. She was absolutely amazing and I only hope I can be that much help for others as well. *hugs back*
@LunaLost1111 nice to hear that *-*
@AngelElisa15 Hi! I've been here for a while. I don't come around much though. Only when I need it.
@AngelElisa15 same here
Hola , what we gonna do here ?
It is still confusing the heck out of me, will the group chat rooms come back? Do I have to unlock them? How do I unlock them?
I haven't yet seen a clear cut post explaining what is going on. Everyone is talking vaguely and posting links to different forum threads that are even more confusing when using the app?
What do the animals next to people's names mean on this website? Are they randomly assigned? Or do they change based on how long/active you are on this site?
@NirvanaisNow
Based on when you join, I think. The month
@NirvanaisNow read more here - https://www.7cups.com/wiki/animal-clubs/1/ Thank you for joining us!
@NirvanaisNow
Hello, so far I know they're shown concernig to someones growth path. Greetings and blessings from me to you. Your's bluelight 😁
Hello Everyone. 🌸🌟
I feel I need to say This to everyone at 7 cups most listeners are not professionalist I have struggled and find it hard to talk to most listeners only some of them where very nice and sweet and they do a great job here I appreciate the lovely listeners
but many of them where hard to talk to I could not open myself to them like they have no life experience like they havent experienced life and they dont understand sadness or pain Im not giving out there names but please be careful wich listeners you talk to read there profiles and that will explain what kind of person the listener is dont just click please read is for the safety of everyone I have been trying to connect to a therapist but it cost money and I cant afford I have no money only my family have so sadly I cant talk to a professional therapist oh well Im still staying positive and strong
please be be safe and read every listeners profile
remember God loves you God bless you God loves you all 🌸🌸🌸🌟🌟🌟🌻🌻🌼🌸🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@AngelElisa15
I totally agree with you. My time on 7 cups has been limited, so I can't say with 100% certainty.few if the listeners were nice and understanding, I was able to relate to them. However, some were very negative, rude, threatening and just intimidating. I have suffered with mental issues since it highschool. And that most def dis not help
Have a blessed day
@AngelElisa15 Hey Angel, sorry to hear about your rough experiences. You mentioned a good way to filter listeners to seek support. There are listeners who genuinely care and ready to listen and support you all.
If any listener you find not giving good support and making you feel uncomfortable, please submit your review/feedback for them. It will help us reach out to them and help them improve.
Thank you for joining us. Also, you can join support rooms. I see you only need Member Oath badge to get into rooms. Please submit your oath in this thread and you will have access to the rooms- https://www.7cups.com/forum/NewbieHub_27/7CupsofTeaMissionCoreValues_207/MemberOathAllEncouragedtoParticipate_7447/1/