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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I love 7 cups of tea I feel like I am helping so many people, they all make me feel so welcomed and happy to be there for them.
I've definitely signed up for this! :) Just waiting for someone on the team to contact me.
I would love to be a part of this, but i don't have social media :(
That's alright! Though im not sure if you'd be a member of a specific team, any community you belong to, whether its a video game community or a club in your school, you can let them know about our family here at 7 Cups.
Does anyone knows how long it take to be a part of this and to be accepted? Well I applied yesterday but I can't wait to share the love of 7Cups officially, I still refer 7Cups to everyone and everybody with effort but it's gonna be more awesome to do it official:) <3
Yeah, me too :( I'm excited to be part of this awesome team, but have yet to receive any response.
@lovelyWanderlust it can take a few days, as the mentors in charge can be a little bit busy at times! Don't worry though, they will get to your application!
@Wanderlustig--which specific team did you apply for?
Well I'm not very into social media, but I like the love everyone shares here!
Super Social Soldiers!!!
It makes me aware that you can support anyone anywhere and anytime.
I'll share more and more love and hapiness to anyone, promised!
Can we be apart more then one team?
@Dillion--you sure can!!
Is there a way to be a social soldier anonymously?
@ListeningOak Yes, you can create a <name>_7cups account on twitter, tumblr, or reddit.
Alternately, you can just use any <name> to create an account and from there you can invite people to seek emotional support on the site.
Wow that's an amazing way to reach out! I guess it's important not to post usernames for yourself when doing this and simply just a link to 7cups!
@peacefulWaves54--are you on one of the teams? If not, would you like to be?
@RocketsMom
yeah I'd love to help out any way I can!!!
@peacefulWaves54
Here's the Social Soldiers Application form to fill out :). I'm processing things for the Twitter team :).
my tumblr is
http://chabunnyxo.tumblr.com/
my twitter is
https://twitter.com/chab_7cups
please feel free to follow me my fellow 7 cups of tea friends :)
@Chabalatteee - Welcome aboard!
@Dillion thanks to you and all your help ! much appreciated :)
@Chabalatteee - No problem :)
hey guys... hope i can do some good work here .... to all those here. keep up the good work guys
@helpinghand91
Im sure your efforts will be appreciated. Everyone is doing a little and we are a big team so we will increase the awareness and amazingness for sure!
@helpinghand91--Have you applied to be on the Social Soldiers team?? If not, here's the application if you're interested: Social Soldiers Application.