7Cups Through the Years

The year: 2014

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The whole format changed that was a huge thing, the colors and fonts changed over a year ago I believe? It made the site a lot "lighter" kind of, as before the lines were much stronger. The name also changed! Before the link was www.7cupsoftea.com! but that wasn't so long ago. I think the biggest changes were regarding chatrooms though! In June 2014 kind of we didn't even have listener chatrooms! We had our groups over chatzy and it was much more messy than it's now! Later in 2015 kind of, chatrooms for members appeared. I was still a teen listener then and it took longer to appear for us. Teen Support opened from 8pm to 12am EST and it was SUCH messy, so much trouble! & just the teen stars were group mods so we used to stay there all through the nights no stop! It was exhausting and I think that's why I've never been a group support room fan after that. - @MelAllyouneedislove

The year: 2015

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I never cared about most of the information on the dashboards, but it's nice to have I guess? The only thing that really annoyed me or made a difference is the "community" option. I miss being able to go straight to the forums, and as a forum supporter then project agent then forum mentor that has affected me. Also when subcoms became a thing I had no clue to begin with and I was a part of a category that
became a subcom and the new system and stuff took time to adjust to. - @Keanan

I am really proud of some of the changes that we have made in the last 3.5 years that I have been here - particularly the ones that help us support more people in better ways (like adding the feed which I initially was opposed to but was very happy to be proved wrong about, some of the new topics that have been added, the expansion of new forums and group support rooms, etc.) and the ones that have focused on improving quality and safety (like giving more ability to review forum changes and address proactively, some of the updates to block reports and reviews to more quickly address those causing harm, etc.)

Within the forum team, we've made some really big strides in the last year especially and I think that while there is always room for improvement, we are doing better than ever at creating a safe and welcoming space for anyone to connect and continuing to evolve as we find ways to make it even better.

There's always a lot on the table that I think we haven't done yet and want to see, but when I look back 3.5 years, it's pretty phenomenal how some of these changes have come together! - @Anomalia

The year: 2016

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I was actually barely active for a tiny part of 2016 and then forgot cups existed until April 2017 xD as for changes in the site, I think weve definitely become more safety-oriented and community-oriented. I think its been helpful in building up a safe community here and its a journey that Im glad to be a part of c: - @PhoenixAsh

7Cups changed drastically quite soon after I joined, as always changes are not easy to get used to so tbh I was not that happy about seeing so many in such short time at the time but fast forwarding to this day it is clear that many changes end up being a great thing whether they are sub-communities or community centered moderation. I however really like changes in Noni and things like forum posts viewed on profile or listener goals option, overall as a community we have been through many changes and they did end up being positive. - @Hope

7cups was one of the best things i've ever come across in my life. This website taught me so much about the world, different kinds of people and it has really helped me grow as a person and have a better understanding of a lot of things. Over the two years i've been here, i've seen the community grow as a whole! New roles, new employees, new volunteers, everyone working towards making this place a warm and welcoming website for all. Some of the changes in 7cups that I loved were 1. The new group mod training on the basis on rooms (aka community centered moderation). It's great that more training is being given to people on how to efficiently keep rooms safer based on the problems faced by that particular room. 2. 'Chat Support' badge as it made it a lot easier for people to understand who to reach out to for proper help. 3. More and more discussion teams! The new discussion teams like Bipolar support, Compassion Corner etc were a great addition to the range of discussions available! 4. More filters on the browse listeners page! Easier to find suitable listeners! :3 - Anonymous

The year: 2017

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I love how 7cups evolved through the years and I still get amazed whenever I see some photos of the old 7cups design and format before I joined. Although, being here for a little over a year, I can say
that 7cups has changed a lot since I joined. Here are some of my favorite ones:
> Noni being in the listener PMs
> Forum notifications link directly to the post you're tagged in or to the newest post
> The improvement of dashboard where you can set achievable goals for yourself and seeing the latest posts in the community both listener and public subcoms
> Adding number of forum upvotes/posts
> gender and when a listener is last active in the user profiles
> Newbie badge showing in the rooms
> Tick for being a VL
> Updated leaderboard and leader titles
> Chat support badge for mentors/teen stars and many more! c: - Anonymous

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I think the biggest chance I've noticed since I joined this community in April 2018 is how more involved members are becoming with different teams and communities. - @blogger123

Oh my goodness, the 2014 page is so familiar and home-like to me. Holy cow.