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Listener and Member Usernames Confidentiality (Guidelines)
by Heather225
Last post
 November 8th
...See more Safety and confidentiality go hand-in-hand on 7 Cups. Confidentiality refers to the state of information being kept secret or private. Examples of this are chat details, your personal information, andโ€”yes!โ€”your Cups identities. If you have a member and a listener account, you have two identities. This may not even have occurred to you, and when you made your second account you named it similarly to your own. Imagine if you had an account named CarebearListens7 and you named your member account CareBear7. It would not take much to connect the two. Another concern is the revealing of your names to others. It may not seem like a big deal to you. Maybe these people are your friends, but you canโ€™t always be sure, so you need to prioritize your safety. Here's why keeping usernames different and private is crucial: * Privacy Power! 7 Cups doesn't show your real name, but if your username and listener's username are too close, someone might guess who you are. This is especially important if you're talking about something personal. * Safety First! If you ever need to report someone, it's important to stay anonymous. Similar usernames could make it easier for someone to figure out who you are. * Blurred boundaries: People who know you from the other account PMing you. It may seem fine at first but this can create big challenges with holding boundaries later on down the road. Switching between your listener (L) and member (M) accounts can blur the lines of what's expected in each role. When youโ€™re under your listener account, you are to maintain professionalism. This can slip if youโ€™re treating your L account like your M. Personal connections under your M can get mixed up if youโ€™re using the accounts interchangeably. We have outlined the following guidelines to help you secure your confidentiality: * Usernames must not have any links or references to each other. You will be asked to change your username by an Admin. * Do not disclose your other account under any circumstances. This includes, but is not limited to casual mentions in rooms and PMing someone (yes, even a friend) under your other name. * Profile photos: these too much be separate. We also strongly recommend not using pictures that can be connected to you in any way by image searching. * Bios cannot look the same or point to the other account. (e.g. L referencing M or vice versa) * Do not share through imgbb, imgur, etc. pictures (like drawings or photos) that have also been posted in other places online. I hope these guidelines give you insight into the importance of safeguarding your online experience, especially here on 7 Cups! - If youโ€™d like to learn more about our safety best practices: The Community Guidelines Series: Masterpost [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/VISafetyMadeFunActivitiesandGamesSeries_2648/TheCommunityGuidelineSeriesMasterpost_327875/] (written by @AnnaSilverberg) My Experiences with Offsite Contact [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/IVSafetyResourcesEvents_1059/MyExperienceswithOffsiteContact_317308/] (Written by Safety Ambassador @Rebekah) Please also add what you've learned to spread awareness in our interactive post: Safety is an Ongoing Conversation [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/SafetyForumDiscussions_2662/Safetyisanongoingconversation_331502/]
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How do I report an inappropriate profile?
by tommy
Last post
 October 31st
...See more How do I report an inappropriate profile? Please note: this is only when you notice a profile with an inappropriate username, profile picture or bio. For reports or sharing concerns on a users conduct or behaviour in PMs, chatrooms or forums, please utilise the help desk [https://help.7cups.com/hc/en-us/requests/new].ย  When would I need to report an inappropriate profile? โ€ขย All profiles must abide by the community guidelines [https://www.7cups.com/community-guidelines/]. The safety patrol team are on hand to deal with any profiles which need to be rectified. โ€ขย If you notice a profile picture is inappropriate (e.g. shirtless/sexual/graphic/triggering). โ€ขย If you notice a profile's username is graphic, sexual, offensive or otherwise inappropriate. โ€ขย If you notice a profile's bio is unprofessional, graphic/triggering, sharing personal information or otherwise inappropriate.ย  If you are unsure about whether or not a profile is inappropriate, it is best to pass it over to a Safety Patrol member for them to review and check its appropriateness. Please note: the safety patrol team member will make an independent judgement and take appropriate action. If you feel the profile has not been effectively handled, you are free to reach out to a team leader (@tommy [http://www.7cups.com/@tommy] or @Rebekah [http://www.7cups.com/@tommy]).ย  How do I report an inappropriateย profile? โ€ข Visit the Teen Listeners [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=k2VowHPgmMxSy5k%21](Teens) or Listener Support Room [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=k2dmeXmbkuJO42uXh1iY] (Adults) and ask for a member of Safety Patrol (commonly referred to as SP). Members, you may request support from someone within the Teen Community Room [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=lWpldX2VmJydlLBuV1fGxg%21%21] (Teens) or Member Community Room [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=mGNkenecl-JO45ebV1nF] (Adults). Please do not share the username you are concerned about in the group chat room, instead PM the safety patroller once they have identified themselves to you.ย  โ€ข Find an active safety patroller by visiting this link [https://www.7cups.com/BrowseListeners/?badge=405] (please note that this is only a list of listener trained safety patrollers and does not include member SPs), you can then directly PM them and make them aware of the profile.ย  โ€ข Contact an online ambassador [https://www.7cups.com/BrowseListeners/?badge=70] or the on duty community moderator (the community moderator can be found in the group chat rooms or find their schedule here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/CommunityModeratorsLounge_2143/CommunityModSchedule_318786/]) โ€ข Complete the non-safety patrol report form [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGECC4E9NeQzQp2Skspwu6VQBJfMYB2Ag-Btm93DN5w0vh8A/viewform] (this takes a little longer for us to action so preference goes to one of the above options if possible).ย  I received a message or email from 7 Cups telling me my profile is inappropriate. Can you help? We can definitely support you with correcting your profile so that it abides by the community guidelines! Please reach out toย @tommy [http://www.7cups.com/@tommy]ย or @Rebekah [http://www.7cups.com/@tommy]ย for assistance.ย  Additional Resources โ€ขย Safety at 7 Cups [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/IVSafetyResourcesEvents_1059/Safetyat7Cupsinformationprotocolandresources_202422/] โ€ข 7 Cups Safety Leaders [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/General_2450/SafetyLeadersAcross7Cups_309284/]
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Have you taken our new Safety Quiz? Tell us here!
by Rebekah
Last post
 October 20th
...See more Hi everyone! ๐ŸŒž Have you taken the new 2024 Safety Quiz? Let us know by commenting! Please feel free to offer any feedback/ask questions either here or in PMs with me ๐ŸŒŸ If you've not yet taken the quiz and would like to do so, no worries.ย See the quiz here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmyFM8M8rvxeFjXIpfO76i1fKMnLweWPwfG-I1Fq-WTks8Kw/viewform]! If clicking the link doesn't work, here is the URL:ย https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmyFM8M8rvxeFjXIpfO76i1fKMnLweWPwfG-I1Fq-WTks8Kw/viewform [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmyFM8M8rvxeFjXIpfO76i1fKMnLweWPwfG-I1Fq-WTks8Kw/viewform] The quiz itself has some issues with point assignment that I cannot fix. I've tried many ways to combat it but to no avail ๐Ÿซ  If you feel comfortable, share your score and what you learned/found unexpected!ย Try not to focus too much on the outcome of the quiz; it's meant to be fun and a way of learning more about site safety! As mentioned, always feel free to ask any questions or offer feedback, in PMs or in the comments ๐ŸŒŸ I hope you had fun!
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Automatically (incorrectly) minimized forum posts are now *permanently* minimized
by QuietMagic
Last post
 October 25th
...See more Example: [https://www.7cups.com/forum/personalitydisorders/PersonalityDisordersSupportCheckin_2323/PersonalityDisordersCommunityCheckinOctober3rdOctober9th_337780/] This bug is caused by a synergy of two other changes: 1) Forum posts automatically minimized [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/QuestionsandAnswers_383/Whydosomeforumpostsautomaticallygetminimized_329399/] 2) Recent site display change [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/FeatureUpdates_2525/Thedisplaychange_338242/] As previously noted by multiple people, the automatic post minimization frequently flags false positives. The reassurance we were given was that we could simply manually expand posts if we wanted to. This is no longer possible. This is not okay. Whoever has the power to change this, please do so ASAP.
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Safety Online - a discussion for Safer Internet Day!
by MistyMagic
Last post
 January 31st
...See more Heyy! Welcome Everyone! Misty Here! Today is Safer Internet Day. I have held two, really informative and interesting discussions, one for teens and one for adults, and the information was so fantastic I wanted to share it with you here, so that those of you who couldn't attend could still learn more about being safer online the same as we have. So the first icebreaker question was "How long have you had a mobile phone and when did you get your first mobile phone?" Answers were very interesting with some of us having had mobile phones that were as big as a brick! over 25 years ago! Next we discussed what being 'online' meant and when might we be 'offline'? Here we had some very interesting answers, and we learnt that even when we don't answer our texts or messages and are actually signed out, our technological instruments, smart phones, routers, modems, smart tvs etc, might actually still be online! We found out about โ€˜Parental Controls and who uses them? - Parental controls are available on almost all devices, modems, phones, tvs computers, tablets; they can be used to block websites, or to limit the amount of time online or the channels that can be seen on a tv! They are designed to make the internet a safer place, so please investigate using them if you havent already. We also found out that some businesses and universities and schools didn't allow wifi and some blocked certain sites on the internet. Then we asked who uses social media and who posts on their social media sites and page about their holidays, telling everyone when they will be away, and where they are going etc? This led to a lot of us talking about what is a real 'friend' and who we should make sure that any information is only shared with real people that are real friends and that we should be very careful about posting information. Why is it important that we dont share any personally identifying information on 7Cups? This led to a lot of great answers! People may mis-use the information and contact us. They may not be who they say they are. They may sell our contact information to others. When we are anonymous we are far safer. Did you know that โ€˜password โ€˜ is the most common password! How might we make a safer password? We also discussed if longer is stronger! There were some really interesting thoughts on this from using a latin swear word to using lots of numbers! Using Capital letters and a mix of numbers 12345 and ?! $%& @Power has already written a great thread on passwords Here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/SafetyKnowledgeat7Cups_181/KeepingyourselfsafeAnnouncements_1373/Howstrongisyourpassword_181164/] How strong s your password. Security Questions - many sites use security questions to reset passwords, how can we make them safer and hard to guess? Instead of using the correct answer to create a security question give the wrong information so that makes it harder to guess and steal. For instance if the question is What is your mothers maiden name instead of answering correctly use something else like your favourite colour. Here are some links to great resources . . * http://www.connectsafely.org/great-internet-safety-resources/ * http://www.connectsafely.org/safety-tips/ * https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/ * Choosing a strong password [https://www.7cups.com/forum/SafetyKnowledgeat7Cups_181/KeepingyourselfsafeAnnouncements_1373/Howstrongisyourpassword_181164/] * Choosing a safer profile pic [https://www.7cups.com/forum/SafetyKnowledgeat7Cups_181/GeneralConversations_1625/ProfilePicson7CupsStayingSafeOnline_192636/] * Future Discusssions [https://www.7cups.com/forum/SafetyKnowledgeat7Cups_181/UpcomingSafetyDiscussions_1737/] @Tazzie @Power @Heather225 Listening .... One Step At A Time
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What if someone reports a crime?
by PianoMan
Last post
 August 11th, 2023
...See more If someone were to confess a crime or an intention to commit a serious offence, how best are we able to respond to it? im in the Uk and there was a famous case where a service similar to this called Samaritans, someone confessed a murder and the listener broke confidentiality and reported it. He lost his job and got into trouble. thanks in advance for this tricky subject!
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What more can be done to stop people treating 7cups as a Dating App
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Last post
 August 7th, 2023
...See more This is a well-known as well as a criticial issue. I know Safety Patrol team is at place, filters are at place, to help ensure positive environment on 7cups, yet it seems more is required to make 7cups a healthier place. So I am inviting suggestions - What more can be done to prohibit the use of 7cups for dating/sexting purposes. This problem perhaps cannot be 100% solved, but the best we can do is to look to minimize it. Thus, inviting your valuable suggestions. Feel free to tag your wise friends @DonaldDraper
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Safety Quiz #1 - August 2018 - Summer Safety Challenge for Listeners
by Power
Last post
 July 17th, 2023
...See more Participate in the Listener Safety Challenge with these 3 easy steps: Step 1: To accept this challenge, join the Safety & Knowledge Community by going: HERE [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] and clicking on the Blue "Join This Community" button on the top header of that page. Step 2: Complete the Summer Safety Quiz for Listeners : HERE [https://goo.gl/forms/uNrFkpagIipbs4jE2] Step 3: Once you complete the quiz, come back and post in this forum thread to let us know that you have completed the quiz! Feel free to tag 4 friends so they can take the quiz too! Good luck!
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Listeners Are Humans Too! ๐Ÿ™
by trueconfidant123
Last post
 June 29th, 2023
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Safety Quiz #4 - November 2018 - Test Your 7Cups Knowledge! What's a professional profile, and how to write one!
by Heather225
Last post
 April 12th, 2023
...See more The goal of a listener is to promote a safe, warm, comfortable, inviting, and supportive atmosphere for members. The profile is often the first thing members will see when seeking help, so it's important that the bio reflects what 7 Cups stands for. That brings us to the question: what does a professional profile look like? TAKE THE QUIZ HERE! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMHr9uJecuqvbx8DZaHdcA1idG4j4Xi27JyrAMSY7jQU_uwQ/viewform] Both members and listeners can benefit from knowing, so give it a whirl! Once you complete the quiz, you will have the opportunity to see if you selected the correct answers. Post on this thread to let us know how you did !! What surprised you? What did you learn? And if you just wandered in here and haven't yet joined the Safety & Knowledge Community, you can go HERE [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] and click on the Blue "Join This Community" button on the top header of that page!
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Safety Quiz #6 - May 2021
by SophieWX
Last post
 March 3rd, 2023
...See more Participate in our Safety Challenge by following these 3 easy steps: Note: This challenge is open to Members and Listeners Step 1: To accept this challenge, join the Safety & Knowledge Community by going: HERE [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] and clicking on the Blue "Join This Community" button on the top header of that page. [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] Step 2: Complete the Safety Quiz : HERE [https://forms.gle/grK8JQuLRufLrQCHA] Step 3: Once you complete the quiz, come back and post in this forum thread to let us know that you have completed the quiz! Feel free to tag 4 friends so they can take the quiz too! Good luck! Listeners: For more information on joining the Safety Awareness Team click: HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/SafetyKnowledgeat7Cups_181/SafetyAwarenessTeam_2187/SafetyAwarenessTeam_233965/1/]
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Safety Quiz #5 - March 2021
by JoyfulUnicorn
Last post
 March 3rd, 2023
...See more [https://i.ibb.co/S38ztnL/download.jpg] Participate in our Safety Challenge by following these 3 easy steps: Note: This challenge is open to Members and Listeners Step 1: To accept this challenge, join the Safety & Knowledge Community by going: HERE [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] and clicking on the Blue "Join This Community" button on the top header of that page. [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] Step 2: Complete the Safety Quiz about Member Safety : HERE [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLvjiKQk2sNAEMUzBlJ-HDhHd_bpdmz9YgglxL6YNQTU6wag/viewform] Step 3: Once you complete the quiz, come back and post in this forum thread to let us know that you have completed the quiz! Feel free to tag 4 friends so they can take the quiz too! Good luck! Listeners: For more information on joining the Safety Awareness Team click: HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/SafetyKnowledgeat7Cups_181/SafetyAwarenessTeam_2187/SafetyAwarenessTeam_233965/1/]
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Safety Quiz #3 - September 2018 - Test Your 7Cups Knowledge! Take the September Quiz!
by Heather225
Last post
 March 3rd, 2023
...See more We are overjoyed to see how many of you are dedicated to fostering safety on 7Cups, and now that you're here, we'd love for you to challenge yourself with a quick and fun quiz! Test your knowledge, learn a little along the way and have fun! TAKE THE QUIZ HERE!! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezryKWUrTPKex6v9kyTKKtjYUkAXu4gxPMj49BJ_8LC_S9fg/viewform?usp=sf_link] Once you complete the quiz, you will have the opportunity to see if you selected the correct answers. Post on this thread to let us know how you did !! What surprised you? What did you learn? And if you just wandered in here and haven't yet joined the Safety & Knowledge Community, you can go HERE [https://www.7cups.com/home/safe7cups/] and click on the Blue "Join This Community" button on the top header of that page!\
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Deleted Thread
by lovelyArrow211
Last post
 November 10th, 2022
...See more Hello! I had a thread deleted - my first time posting in the forums! I cannot get an answer as to why it was deleted or who deleted it! I am a bit hesitant to repost, but am figuring it was just a mistake and that it's okay to do so?
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Welcome new members for Oct 2022
by calmMango9611
Last post
 November 2nd, 2022
...See more Hello Safety & Knowledge Community Please help me welcome our newest members, to our community: Welcome to @AzharArain Welcome to @empathicMirage Welcome to @Bubbleducky Welcome to @MichaelBigEars Welcome to @CalmRosebud Welcome to @QueenOfLoners Welcome to @Juney23 Welcome to @AngelNiktony Welcome to @DreamTouch Welcome to @Jowita Welcome to @6269 Welcome to @Novelwriter Welcome to @Justy745 Welcome to @Writersworld Welcome to @Iwantsushi9 Welcome to @Kickan75 Welcome @tranquilMoon1757 Welcome @interlligentshawzk Welcome @L1lyOftheValley Welcome @AnnaSilverberg Welcome everyone to our community. We are so glad to have you here. Ok. It is now your turn, please give your biggest welcome to our new members here at Safety&Knowledge. Please write your welcome in the comment section below. Thank you.

๐ŸŒŸย Welcome! ๐ŸŒŸ

Here at the Safety & Knowledge sub-community, our focus is on creating a culture of awareness and support. Please join us to learn how to keep yourself safe online!

See below some key aspects of our community;

Community Guidelines Series
Part 1 ---> Profiles
Part 2ย ---> Behaviour
Part 3ย ---> Account Safety
Part 4ย ---> Boundaries and Behaviour
Part 5ย ---> General Safety for Everyone


Quizzes
All Safety Quiz Events
Safety Quiz - 2024


Safety Team Information
Safety Outreach & Discussions
Safety Patrol


Team Leaders
Ambassador ---> Rebekah
Mentor Leader ---> tommy
Admin Oversight ---> EvelyneRose

Community Guidelines

๏ปฟ๐ŸŒŸWelcome!๐ŸŒŸ

As this is our Safety sub-community, these guidelines are extra extra important! ๐ŸŒŸ here they are below;

1. Please, be kind to all users. Forum posts/comments that attack or otherwise offend another user will be removed.
2. No offsite contact sharing. This is strictly against site rules.
3. Please, stay on topic to the best of your ability!
4. Please, keep confidential information to yourself. This means no sharing of usernames, messages in a 1-1 or a group setting, or any details about a member chat. Take any and all issues that you'd like to discuss in more depth to Rebekah or tommy.
5. Please, try to post threads within the relevant sub-forum! We understand that this might not be easy, but posting a thread such as "Hello, I'm new!" would clearly not be suited to Part 8 - Safety Activities: Discussions, Events, and Games ๐ŸŒž

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Community Leaders
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