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Spam Accounts & Posting
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that 7 Cups is a great community of people.
There is, however, some people that have and are creating accounts in order to breach the privacy and security of the site, so in this post, I will detail this issue so that the whole community is aware, and I am currently in discussions with Glen about this issue.
It is absolutely paramount that we inform the community of such issues and provide relevant safety information so that we can keep 7 Cups as safe as possible.
Problem Detected
I have personally seen and dealt with a very small number of accounts that have been created in order to try and disrupt the 7 Cups community, they have, up to now, done this by replying to forum threads with a general story that is most likely unrelated to the topic of the thread.
This post will also contain a link, some may appear with a censor triggered and some may not, I have noticed however, that these links contain the word "hack", and these links can pose a threat to not only site safety but the safety of your account.
Safety comes first!
The first thing I would like to stress, is do not click the links and avoid direct contact these people either by replying or sending PM's, this could potentially make you a target.
Sadly, these situations are all the more common on the internet these days, so it is paramount that you follow the following safety advice.
1) Do not click unknown links, look at web addresses carefully, I'll give an example of my experience in this field, I once saw a YouTube link, but YouTube's website is youtube.com [http://www.youtube.com] and not youtube.wordpress.com [http://www.7cups.com] (link changed) look for specific wording, such as the word "hack".
2) Do not communicate with these people, this could make you a target for any future accounts to come.
3) Report: You can make a report here [https://help.7cups.com/hc/en-us/requests/new], it is very useful if you click "Report A Member" and provide the accounts username and the link of the post (see below) and this will help us to tackle this issue much quicker.
Post Links
In order to find a post link, visit www.7cups.com [http://www.7cups.com] on your phone, tablet, laptop or PC and load the post of concern, in the address bar at the top, you will see "https://www.7cups.com/ and will also contain a specific address that directs to each individual post, copy all of this and paste it into the form.
4) Safety Patrol - I am a member of the safety patrol as well as a fantastic team, and I'm now working around the clock to have these issues rectified quickly and effectively, but there are chances I may not see all of them, there is also the team who run the forums who do some very incredible work to keep the forums free of such content and to ensure the forums are kept safe at all times.
5) Passwords
Passwords are something you can personally focus on, creating a strong password will help to keep your account secure.
We have weak and strong passwords and I'll give an example.
If my password was icareuk1, the chances are, my account could very easily be logged in by someone else, so it is very important to think about your password (please don't post passwords anywhere on this site, your password is personal to you and you should tell nobody what it is)
A strong password is something a little more difficult, so as an example, let's assume I really loved vegetables, but nobody knew that on 7 Cups, so I set my password as "vegetablesaresogood1234" it is a better password, but it is still very easily guessable.
Strong passwords contain many characters, mine contains over 20 characters (not saying how many 😜) but also contains capital letters, numbers and special characters also work very well for creating a strong password.
Veget@bles@reS0g00d713 would be an extremely strong password, and even if you didn't want to use so much, Vetetables@resogood713 is still a good password.
Think of your password like you would the key to unlock your front door, you want to keep it safe and secure so only you have access to it.
5) Share information.
If you come across any posts as detailed in this thread, please feel free to send the Post Link (see above) by posting it below in the comments so we can take action, we may have just missed this particular post, or was unavailable at the specific time, or you have my permission to PM the link to me for this reason only.
7 Cups is a community, and a great community 7 Cups is, a place where everyone comes together to share love, support and kindness to all, and these particular accounts do not belong in the 7 Cups community because it goes against that very standard.
Everyone works so hard at 7 Cups, especially behind the scenes, from Members registering to get some support, to the admins and leaders who work on specific areas of the site to make sure it works well for you, your voices are heard, and the community is safe.
For this, I would like to thank everyone who has joined 7 cups in all instances (members, listeners, leaders, community leaders, ambassadors, and admins for all your hard work to strengthen not only our own lives, but the lives of everyone in the community
Thank you ❤️
