Staying Safe on 7 Cups - Infographic
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Image Link: https://i.imgur.com/oEkeS6o.jpg
Tag: #Safe7Cups
super awesome info graphic!
@Power Yay, this is so well made! Thanks for posting. :)
So easy to read and helpful!! Thanks, Power!
Why does this use the shortened urls that we're warned about in the s+k discussion?
@cloudySummer I wrote the safety discussion that mentioned shortened urls. I used shortened urls in this infographic, because the actual links for the emergency mod forms are extremely long, and this is an infographic that I did not want to make clickable. You can check where a shortened url redirects to without clicking it, and see if it is a safe link by visiting this site: http://www.getlinkinfo.com/
@Power I just wish 7cups would provide their own emergency report forms - then, also those urls wouldn't be required. I find it absolutely apalling that they use google (of all available services!) for this. It's as un-private and un-safe as it can get.
Maybe, as safety coordinator, you can help 7Cups change their mind about this?
I always find it hard to know what to make of this kind of message. It seems designed to scare people about some pretty harmless things, while avoiding any mention of the really scary things that can happen.
Also, I know that many people at 7 Cups suffer from anxiety, and it seems to me this blame-the-victim approach to safety can only make it worse for them. I don't really feel that causing anxiety to people who come here for help with their anxiety is being responsible.
A more rational approach to safety, it seems to me, would be to identify what the real risks are. Not imaginary risks, but real ones that have really affected real people. And then explain what the rest of us can do in advance to reduce our risk.
I do happen to know* about some bad things that people tell me have really happened to them in connection with using 7 Cups, but none of them are described in this infographic.
I'm wondering if it would be better to say things like:
Very rarely this can happen at 7 Cups: <bad thing>
Here's how you can avoid it: <steps to avoid bad thing>
If it does happen to you, here's what to do next: <steps to recover>
The bad things should not just be someone's imaginary fears, but things that really have happened to 7 Cups users and that really are bad.
For example, giving the advice "Set a strong password" only makes people scared for no apparent reason. What bad thing has really happened to people on 7 Cups because their password wasn't strong?
Or, for example, "If a listener is unsupportive" only makes people fear that listeners might be unsupportive. What bad thing has really happened to people on 7 Cups because a listener was unsupportive?
7 Cups will be a safer place, I think, if we can try to be more realistic about what the risks really are.
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* Obviously I can't share information about other people here.
@Power
@RarelyCharlie Hello, thanks for posting. Every item, except for the request to subscribe, does correspond to actual issues that members and listeners deal with on a daily basis. The infographic is a means of providing basic information and tips on where users can go in case they need to submit a report, if they need a mod, or what to do if their listener is unsupportive.
@RarelyCharlie
I think it's supposed to be a basic simple infographic so that people have an easy way to get help. No place online or in real life is 100% safe, but at least this way they get out how people can keep themselves or others safe in an easy to view format. I think the password thing is just to get out basic online safety info. Every site I go on tells me to make a strong password.
@Power Ohhhhhh, i'm absolutely in Love with the set up of this! Its a clear chart of what to do in different safety compromising situations/safety tips in one place 
Thanks Power!