Cliques in Group Support Rooms.

Issue.

I speak for all the Group Support mods when I say that we're entirely in support of friendship groups in the group chat rooms. We highly encourage friendships between members on 7cups and the group chat rooms are a natural place to talk with friends.

However, it's a little different when it becomes a clique. A clique is defined as: "a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.

It can be very upsetting for new members or guests to be excluded from the discussion because they are not part of the clique.

How can it feel to be left out?

Being left out can be extremely upsetting. imagine when you was a child, and how you felt when your friend didn't let you play with them, it's like that - but worse, as you are in a group of adults. You would expect to be more accepted there.

How does it make us feel?

In turn, it can be very discouraging to listeners when they try to support people and they can't, because the member/guest has been upset by the support room, it can also cause conflict, because as I've seen multiple times - clique's attack new members trying to join. Mods are then forced into the room.

Disrespect of Group Support mods.

Usually, when we come into the support room to end conflict we are attacked. I have seen multiple clique's attack moderators for trying to involve members.

"We don't like them!"

"He's an attention seeker!"

"She shouldn't be here!"

"You just like to abuse your power".

It shouldn't happen, but it does. That brings me onto that note; we do not like to abuse moderator permissions. Any mods who abuse their powers get them removed.

How do you accept them?

There are many ways to accept a new member.

The main way to accept them is to INVOLVE them.

Over all; PLEASE try accepting people into your friendship groups.