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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What if I barely have any followers on my blog?
@JanaeW try following some people and they will follow you back 
Is there a risk of spreading the word too wide, and demand outweighing supply, ie. Not enough listeners. I'm happy to tweet, but don't want to raise expectations and then leave people hanging.
@DeborahUK
I've recruited listeners as well when spreading the word as a member of the Social Soldiers team :)
I shared my referral link to my tumblr. I hope my followers will benefit
@daniellehearts
That's great that you're spreading the word!! Are you interested in signing up for Social Soldiers? If so, here is the LINK to the application--just indicate which team(s) you are interested in. If you want to be part of the Twitter team, I'll PM you soon :).
I did a blog post that automatically posts on Facebook.
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@spectacularWaterfall5
Would you like to spread the word via Twitter, Tumblr, or Reddit by signing up for Social Soldiers? If so, here is the LINK to the application--just indicate which team(s) you are interested in. If you want to be part of the Twitter team, I'll PM you soon :).
@RocketsMom is there some guidance in using them...I am making myself look ancient but I am only familiar with Facebook.
@spectacularWaterfall5
Sorry that I didn't see this earlier. Feel free to send me a PM and I'll walk you through it :)
I'm going to start doing this today. I believe 7cups is an incredible place and I can't wait for people to find out about it
That's an awesome idea! Thanks to all the people who thought of it and are facilitating! Completed the application to be part of the group and set up a twitter account anyway :)
@NoImaginationY
And now you're good to go 
I am a social soldier on twitter and utube:)
Don't have any social media accounts, but I have recommended 7Cups multiple times to different friends having problems
@positiveVision59
That's great that you're spreading the word!! What do you think about creating a Twitter account or a Tumblr account specifically to spread the word about 7 Cups? :)
Find me on Twitter <3
Who should I insert as listener reference? Another listener or who?
@anotherstardust
Any listener who you've gotten to know is fine :)