Room Announcement

@GlenM I have heard this is happening in a few days? Did yall think perhaps this is a mental health site and perhaps a graceful way to handle an upheaval of change from 5 years to a few days is catastrophic for some? I wish yall had considered a group discussion or a month to prep at the least! Wow

@UnderTheTableAndDreaming

Agree with this. I haven't been here very long at all, but it's upsetting. I can't imagine how those of you who have been here for years feel about this extremely sudden change.

I'm concerned about people who are seeking member to member support. I fail to see how condensing rooms and lumping everyone together will be beneficial to those those who need it.

@Samisfree Sam I appreciate you and all you

@Samisfree

Hey Sam, I think this is actually pretty irresponsible of them. Was there any time for the room to find other alternatives to connect?

@FallingIn

Hey Falling. I agree. Not entirely sure yet. I hope so. Hope to see you soon to chat about it.

@Samisfree I gfeel very upset about it. I have been suddenly cut off from a scource of support really need until I can get 5 liasteners convos. Well I don't always have a computer available so it is taking me a long time and I f3e4el very distressed.

Do I everagree with that!!!!I was quite upset when I couldnt access the caht rooms and talk to any one!!!!"for our own good ? are we children?

@UnderTheTableAndDreaming

Given that this is a mental health site, and most people come here for serious issues... Which include things like social anxiety and agoraphobia it seems like putting all the people together is a disaster in the making. Have you seen a introvert with anxiety ever feel comfortable speaking up in a large group? It might seem like nothing to reduce the chatrooms, but when you do this you are denying long time members and some listeners of their only downtime.. thereby increasing the mental health issues in the world. Not helping as your mission statement says.

@Kanchellsis I completely agree with all of this. We make friends and find support, then suddenly have it took away from us. I find it so unfair, unnecessary and a complete shame.

@optimisticDreamer3906YES YES YES

@optimisticDreamer3906 ND SOMEWHAT CRUEL 7 cups has always bee tnere when I needed it and now is isnt

@Kanchellsis

I am an introvert with social anxiety, PTSD and free floating general anxiety... and i can't speak to large groups IF I CAN SEE THEM.... but online... it doesn't really matter.

@Kanchellsis I agree. They mention "I know dealing with change can be challenging" but dealing with change while struggling with mental health issues is way beyond "challenging". It can be practically impossible, sometimes. Also there is also the possibility of your voice getting diluted and buried in a huge room. It sounds like a lot of people will stop feeling like they're having their voices heard.

I don't even fully understand what's going on because I'm really new here, but I feel like a significant change like this should have been made in consultation with the community.

@UnderTheTableAndDreaming

I agree! The 35+ room has become not just my online support, but my online community.

To be honest, I suspect I'll stop using 7 cups altogether when this happens.

@exuberantocean5576

You'll still be able to use the 35+ sub-community, and the room will be opened for discussions

How do you get into the 35 and over room? @Emily619

@Emily619I think this is a terrible idea. Does any one at 7 cups care that we dont like it? It is way too sudden and and I am very frustrated. We need the different rooms for different issuses and I am afraid wont see the people I know any more. That would be devastating to me and no doubt others. Also it will increase the size of the chats and some people will noty be able to get a word in edgewise. Bad Idea!!!!!

@UnderTheTableAndDreaming My thoughts exactly, today's conversation with all my regular chatters will be about where the group rooms went

@GlenM

New chat room plan is dumb

@aquaPenguin84

Concise, but accurate and to the point.

@GlenM

This has been a disaster! How is anyone going to be heard in a room of 42+ people? Please I beg of you bring the rooms back! It worked for everyone. Everyone had a chance to talk. This was insane. I felt ignored. Not everyone knows about certain things nor do I want to explain it. I also get made fun of for my username. Change it back!

@GryffindorMuggleBorn I'm really sorry to hear you didnt have the best experience there. Today was unsettling for everyone and I understand that this is difficult. I really trust that our volunteer teams are going to open the other rooms often enough for you to get the topic based support you specifically need. My advice would be to check out the community calendar for updates on upcoming events in the rooms you like to participate in. I understand that this will take some time to adjust. I hope that with time this will mean that the experience you do get to have is a more positive one than usual.

@GryffindorMuggleBorn

Agreed. People get ignored more often and quite honestly we don't even mean to do it. On top of that the chats have been used for trolling more then support. (And also i love ur name. :P Slytherin)

@GryffindorMuggleBorn there are 177.000 kids in Syria struggling after a horrible war and currently lots of refugees who are stranded who have absolutely nothing. That's a disaster. A virtual room closed, seriously....there are still other rooms here available how about show some appreciation for the people working hard to make 7 cups a reality.

@GretasRebel - Comparison doesn't solve anything. Both are valid. Severity shouldn't mean one should be listened to and one should not.

@wontwakewontsleep comparison serves an an example how grave the world state is currently. A little bit of perspective is healthy!

@GretasRebel

Fallacy of relative privation (also known as "appeal to worse problems" or "not as bad as") – dismissing an argument or complaint due to the existence of more important problems in the world, regardless of whether those problems bear relevance to the initial argument.

Relevance actually matters.. trying to manipulate isnt useful here.

@lilmango well said

@GlenM

Yo Glen and 7 Cups team, don't y'all think a change this big is a bit, sudden? Especially with the feed going away too...I feel like there should have been sooner notice and more community involvement in this decision.

Now me personally, I'm not really bothered by this change as I prefer a 1-on-1 chat (both as a listener and as a member) but I know a lot of people who just wanted the comfort of being in a group chat and who liked the specific rooms.

I mean, overall you have to do what you have to do, I just hope that in the future there when there is a major change to the site we are kept better in the loop and maybe make us feel included more, if that makes sense.

Henry

@GlenM The main issue was apparently in groupchats some people are trolling and being a bully to others which isnt nice. The main purpose of this is for everyone to be supportive

@snowneoonbluez43553, So the bullies win? Super.

@optimisticFlute57 So basically it's just moderated. There would be moderators just to look after the room. To make sure no one is hurt or no one intends to be a bully. We all became a family here so we all want everyone else to be supportive and RESPECTed

@snowneoonbluez43553 true but the rooms that were got closed too

This is absolutely ridiculous. Reducing the rooms means too many people shoved into one group and can't all get the individual attention and support they need. It'll be so hard to get a word in and follow someone's story. It already is with as little as a dozen people. I don't see how this could work. It might even make things worse.

@GlenM

So your removing the rooms cause theres no money left cause nobody will pay a site that will give excuses and scripts and just BS you now we get idiotic listeners

@lonelymark1

Right on

Only Punish the offenders!

Not everybody else!

@lonelymark1

It's more about making things a bit easier for everyone. A lot of the rooms were unused/quiet anyway, so they've condensed them. It makes it easier to moderate and the rooms will now always have people in them.

@GlenM It sucks if LGBTQ can't have their own room...Sorry if this has been addressed before. I haven't read through all the comments.

@GlenM you need to bring the rooms back, I almost panicked seeing that the groups were gone yesterday. The depression room was a safe haven for me.

@GlenM

So...since I always talk to the same listener I won't be able to participate in moderated chats anymore?