Anyone can be a Social Soldier! Find out more here!~ (OLD THREAD)
Welcome to the official forum thread for the Social Soldiers! Im glad youre here; youre amazing, and Im glad youre part of the community.
Introduction
The Social Soldiers project was created with the intent on eliminating the stigma that comes along with mental illness on social media, guiding those who are depressed/having a hard time/need someone to talk to right here to 7CupsOfTea. As Laura explained in her lovely thread right here, we need to be here for people who may feel as though they have no other place to turn.
What are Social Soldiers?
Social Soldiers are people that use 7Cups-designated social media to guide people in the right direction, hopefully leading them to the site where they can talk to someone who truly cares. They use the handles Twitter, Reddit and/or Tumblr, and check the tags for depression, or self harm, or anything along those lines.
Who can be a Social Soldier?
Anyone! Thats the beauty of this project; literally anyone can get involved with it.
What isnt a Social Soldier?
Sharing your own personal social media with other members/listeners.
Someone that shares their personal social media in this thread.
Just to debunk a question that may be asked, you can totally share your referral link on your personal social media handles, however we do ask that you dont share your personal social media handle here. If you have a big following on Twitter, and youd rather use your personal account to spread the word, thats totally okay, just do not share with other members/listeners your personal account. If you have any questions on this, feel free to PM me.
How to get involved?
Read through our post on the new team, to understand the changes a little more as well as to find the links to apply.
Project Leadership
@ArwaS - Project Leader
@Erato - Twitter Team Leader
@Yendi - Tumblr Team Leader
Find 7 Cups on social media here - Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest
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Niiice, thank u so much
@Kindsmile--do you want to join the team? If so, there's an application on the first post of this thread :)
Hey all,
I have been so enthusiastic about this project, and after active participation on social media, in particular, Reddit I have been disappointed lately as I have noticed that all my messages on Reddit were removed 
I have no clue why this happened, as I read thier terms and regulations, also read the guide for this project.
I was sending kind messages, and replying to some other posts with my refferal link.
but this is what happened to me.
any thoughts or suggestion on this, as I really still want to be part of this.
cheers.
@obscureSam we did not remove any messages on 7 Cups sub. Was your reddit account removed entirely? You can create another account if so, also message the reddit mods to ask why this happened.
@Twish
well, my messages and posts on Reddit were removed, most propebly by Mods there.
but not my account.
I guess I need to talk to the Mods on Reddit.
thx for your reply :)
I just signed up for the team as a Social Solider myself.
I mentioned I want to try all three channels (Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter), especially because Reddit is so small as a team (or it seems to be, from what the first page of this thread says) and because I know how to navigate on the other two quite well.
Question:
What are the next steps now? I'm gonna be contacted by someone in order to have the badge? Can I start already to promote our dear 7Cups platform?
Another thing. My link should be username_7Cups right?
Being on the Twitter team, I think this is an amazing project!
@Dillion--Yay!! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
I've posted on my Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr! Gotta spread the word like wildfire!!
@crushedstarlight--would you like to become an official member of the team?? If so, the application is on the first post of this thread. I don't show you on the Twitter team so feel free to apply :)
@RocketsMom I would love to! I'll send in my application now! :)
I share a lot on Twitter and Facebook about 7 cups. Helping to raise awareness and show that there is a safe place for people to come Nd not be judged.
@ListenLady--would you like to become an official member of the team (I don't show you as currently being on the team)?? If so, the application is on the first post of the thread :)
Great thanks I will 😊 I'm always posting and tweeting about 7 cups so making it official will be good!
Well I just received a message from someone that I can start being active on Twitter as a SS! So my username is cristiana7cups. I will personalize it more day after day, hopefully I'm gonna be able to make a difference!
Any chance you know when I will receive a note from someone for the Tumblr or Reddit team also?
I just applied for this project and I'm so happy about that! I'll create me a 7cups Twitter account soon!!:)
@lovelyWanderlust still waiting!:)
I'm just curious, what if we don't use social media platforms? What other ways can we spread the word?
Hey there! There are so many ways to spread the community without using social media. For example, if you play with a video game community, you can let them know, or telling your school community about it. Anyway you know to spread the message, by word of mouth or through the internet, is all worth while.