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Discussion Writing -- We Need Your Help! 🦺
by Rebekah
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August 24th
August 24th
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Hello!
Do you like writing? 📝 Hosting discussions? 🗣️ Being in the chat rooms/forums generally? 🗒️ Feel passionate about safety? 🦺 Want to combine all 4 of those things into 1? 💥 with us, you can!
We need help with extending our Discussions branch of the Safety Team. What are the responsibilities? Good question! Here they are;
* Hosting discussion content regularly, either in the forums or in the Safety Discussions room
* Writing scripts, if necessary (to be done with Rebekah -- that's me!)
* Being punctual (as in, turning up on time to host if in a room!)
* Can dedicate at least 4 hours a month to the team (1 discussion per week, for example)
Don't want to join the team officially but want to help write the discussions? That's a-okay! Here are the topics we currently need help writing (will be updated with new topics/topics that have been completed will be removed):
* Who Do I Contact?
* Is This Profile Okay?
* Why We Shouldn't Accept Donations
* Safe Communication on 7 Cups
* Reliable Websites
* Most Chat Topics, for example;
* Anxiety
* Bullying
* Depression
* Eating Disorders
* OCD
* Schizophrenia
* Listening 101
* Privacy Settings
* Room Rules
* Opening Free Accounts
* Downloads
* Safety Scenarios
* Website Security + Safety
All users who help with writing a discussion will receive +100 cheers! We are also working on implementing badges for users who join the Safety Outreach and Safety Discussion branches to the Safety Team.
If you're interested, please comment which topic(s) you'd like to help with, and I will PM you with a Google Document for us to work on! 🌟💙
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Have you taken our new Safety Quiz? Tell us here!
by Rebekah
Last post
August 9th
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Hi everyone! 🌞
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 🌟
If you've not yet taken the quiz and would like to do so, no worries. 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: 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 🫠 If you feel comfortable, share your score and what you learned/found unexpected! 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 🌟 I hope you had fun!
Listener and Member Usernames Confidentiality (Guidelines)
by Heather225
Last post
July 19th
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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, and—yes!—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 can’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 you’re under your listener account, you are to maintain professionalism. This can slip if you’re treating your L account like your M. Personal connections under your M can get mixed up if you’re using the accounts interchangeably.
We have outlined the following guidelines to help you secure your confidentiality:
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Usernames must not have any links or references to each other. You will be asked to change your username by an Admin.
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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.
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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.
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Bios cannot look the same or point to the other account. (e.g. L referencing M or vice versa)
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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!
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If you’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/]
🌟 Welcome! 🌟
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 2 ---> Behaviour
Part 3 ---> Account Safety
Part 4 ---> Boundaries and Behaviour
Part 5 ---> 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
🌟Welcome!🌟
As this is our Safety sub-community, these guidelines are extra extra important! 🌟 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 🌞
Community Leaders
Community Mentor Leader
Community Resources
Find any and all safety resources for 7 Cups here!