Introducing Current Events Support Room!!
All,
I hope all are well and safe. There's a lot happening in the world right now: COVID19 Pandemic, Cyclones, Typhoons, BLM Protests, and so on. Different regions and people are struggling with these events and the global impact has been devastating. It's more than understandable to be feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed.
To ensure you get support and dedicated space to talk, we are introducing a Current Events Support Room.
Purpose of the room: To provide support and safe space to talk to those who affected by an occurrence of a challenging event in a country or in the world.
Rules of participation
- Respect for each other views, thoughts, and opinions.
- Focus on how these events affecting your emotions and mental health to give and get support with each other.
- Please keep topics revolving around politics, religion, and race peacefully.
- Discourage mocking of anyone or the situation, any rumors or gossip.
- Follow the Chatroom Guidelines
Group support chat rooms are your space to talk, discuss, and share and provide support to each other. Keep rooms safe for yourself as well as for others.
We value your presence and care for you. We are stronger as a community and here with you to provide support.
#youarenotalone
Note:
- The room will be open w.e.f Wednesday, June 03, 2020 at 12 a.m. Eastern.
- The topic for the Support- BLM Protest
@ASilentObserver
1. This is a much a much healthier idea than simply telling members they can't talk about these issues in chat.
2. I would hope that this room has a community moderators present at all times, because these issues can be inflammatory. We cannot have mods coming in just when the room is in chaos-by then the damage is done.
@BumblebeeFlight - I fully agree with you, Bumblebee. I am not against having a group chat room as described here ... but I will probably never enter because I will either have no idea what is going on (ie. the topic is something I have not heard about - current event but in a country far away from me) or I could get hurt very easily. Thankfully I know this about myself and can steer clear or aim toward 1-1 chat instead. But, I agree if this room is to exist - it needs to have a singly devoted moderator. As in, it needs a moderator devoted to time in that room alone for his/her shift or time in the room. I further agree that often by the time the moderator reaches any room where we (M) and/or (L) thought, "hey can we get a mod over here?" .... by the time the mod comes in and gets caught up, often the feelings are hurt or the 'victim' has left or the other participants have somehow calmed the situation. I am glad we have mods! for sure. But I wish the mods could be more effective, somehow. (think, think, think) Platy
@aSilentObserver @Heather225
@ASilentObserver
This is a really good idea Obs. I hope there will be both mods and community mods present around the clock because some people might not be as respectful and supportive as we hope and it might backfire.
Also, is there going to be a discussion in the room on the BLM Protests? I'm kinda confused about that part 😅 And if there is, what time is it?
@LexIris @Asilentobserver
Is there 1 adult plus 1 teen room or is this just an adult room?
Also please keep Mods active to ensure that things don't get out of hand. Racists that are on this site like to cause havoc in groups like those.
@ASilentObserver thank you
My only concern is this room is maybe getting over heated and inappropriate. For us mods what is in place to ensure this wonderful room stays just that? As commods do not stay in 1 room but are so busy doing other things on site.
Hi Rumple :) The way you chose to abbrev that word reminded me of "commode" right away :) lol 
Platy
@RumpleSteeleSkin
@ASilentObserver I think that's an awesome idea. I'm really upset about the violence destroying my city.
@ASilentObserver
This is a great idea. Thank you.
@ASilentObserver
great idea💡💜 this was needed in these times but I agree to the previous replies on the big need for having mods online all the time keeping an eye "on this room" ^^
@ASilentObserver
Shame i cannot attend i wish i could. Thanks for letting us know though. Have a good day.
@ASilentObserver
will the covid-19 room closed as this room includes this topic,
or will the new room be for all events EXCEPT this topic that will keep this own separed room?
how many rooms do we have to moderate now?
@ASilentObserver
this is a great idea!
