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📢 Exciting News: Introducing the Pen Pals Community!
by CheeryMango
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March 26th
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We're thrilled to announce the launch of our newest community addition: Pen Pals! 🌐
Why Pen Pals?
Over time, we've observed a delightful surge in threads where users aim to stay in touch outside our chat rooms, whether due to aging up or simply desiring a dedicated space for connections. In response to this, we're introducing the Pen Pals Community to provide an exclusive platform for these valuable interactions.
Key Features:
1. 🤝 Stay Connected: Connect with fellow members beyond the chat rooms.
2. 🏡 Dedicated Space: A centralized hub for threads aimed at maintaining connections.
3. 🔄 Thread Relocations: Threads used for communication in other communities will be relocated here.
How This Impacts You:
1. Existing Threads: Threads used for communication will be relocated to the Pen Pals Community for a seamless transition.
2. New Threads: Going forward, please create all communication threads within the Pen Pals Community.
Enhancement to Communication Threads:
When creating these threads, please include in the title and body the usernames of those the thread is intended for. This personal touch ensures a clear connection.
📌 Example:
Title: "Chat with @Username1 and @Username2 – Memories and Updates!"
Body: "Hey @Username1 and @Username2, let's keep the conversation going in this thread!"
Additionally, you can request others to avoid commenting in your thread space if needed.
Why the Change?
- Centralized Conversations: Concentrating all communication threads in one space for better organization.
- Personalized Touch: Including usernames ensures that your message reaches the right individuals.
🦺⚠️ Safety Reminders for the Pen Pals Community
by tommy
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July 9th, 2025
July 9th, 2025
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Hello Pen Pals community!
We are so glad that you’re using pen pals to speak with each other and make deeper connections. That being said, there have been a few cases where communication in pen pals threads has broken forum guidelines [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/SafetyGuidelines_1374/ExpandedForumGuidelinesMasterpost_167937/] and become unsupportive.
As a reminder, all communication in the forum (and in the pen pal’s community) must adhere to our forum guidelines, especially:
“Confidential information shared in a one-on-one or group chat is not allowed. This includes negative reviews of listeners or group mods. Example: if someone can identify who you are referring to, it is probably not a good idea to post it.” [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/SafetyGuidelines_1374/ForumGuidelinesExpanded4Confidentiality_170949/]
There have been several cases of individuals moving to the pen pal’s forum to discuss things that have occurred in a group support room, or to avoid the moderator stopping them from discussing certain comments. This is not allowed and must be avoided. What this rule includes:
❌ Bypassing moderation:
• Discussing moderated or removed comments from group chats
• Attempting to circumvent moderation by shifting the conversation to the pen pals community. In that similar vein, using the forum space as a workaround to discuss sensitive topics that would normally be stopped in chats
❌ Offsite behavior:
• Sharing or hinting at external social media handles, group chat apps, or ways to connect off-platform
❌ Targeting or talking about others:
• Venting about other members, moderators, and listeners, either directly or through coded language
• Referencing other members’ behaviour in a way that invites judgment or criticism
❌ Exclusion and clique behaviour:
• Using inside jokes, codes, or language that excludes others from joining the conversation
• Discouraging new members from posting or participating
• Creating exclusionary or secretive threads that alienate other members
❌ Violation of privacy:
• Copy and pasting or summarising conversations from group chats or private chats
• Referring to things said by other members in private or semi-private spaces without permission
Additionally, the pen pal’s space is meant to foster a sense of wider community. Therefore, all communications should remain supportive and welcoming to everyone. We encourage everyone to remain inclusive and to avoid alienating other users through coded or exclusionary language. We understand that many of you come here to create a space to talk 1-1 or in a small group, which is fine however should still be appropriate for the forum and accessible by all for inclusivity and moderation purposes.
If you're ever unsure about what’s okay to share, or feel like you need to talk about something more sensitive, we encourage you to connect with a verified listener in 1-1 chat or post in an appropriate, moderated support room. When in doubt, you can also reach out to a forum moderator for guidance.
See something concerning? You can always flag a post or reach out directly to a forum/community moderator. You are also more than welcome to reach out to our forum ambassador/admin, tommy [https://www.7cups.com/@tommy] or CheeryMango [https://www.7cups.com/@cheerymango].
We look forward to everyone moving forward with these guidelines in mind!
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TK Reboot
by Torean
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7 minutes ago
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A chat between two platonic friends from across the interwebs.
If you're not us and want to chat, please make a new chat and tag us. This one is public, but others commenting or liking comments in this particular thread will likely make us uncomfy.
To anyone with concerns, mods or otherwise: If you have concerns, please bring them up to us so that we can address them appropriately. We, too, want to help keep 7Cups a safe and positive place.
Yapping mode activated corner
by yourlocalIKEA
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4 hours ago
4 hours ago
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@IzzyGamer
Please don't lurk if you aren't me or Izazzy...
We literally haven't yapped in ages! For sure I missed ur presence in chatrooms, and I haven't been on cups till recently, so hopefully we can chat more :D
Romes Friend Space
by DarkerPlaces
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7 hours ago
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This my place to speak to old friends thats aged up
Laces and Kale
by yourlocalIKEA
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7 hours ago
7 hours ago
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@Macylou82
Now we can chat more often ^^ feel like i either see u a lot or not at all
Please dont lurk if ur not me or laces!
Underneath the Sofa Bed
by unassumingEyes
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12 hours ago
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space for @yourlocalikea and @unassumingEyes only. Thank you for not snooping everyone else 🤍
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@yourlocalikea
1. In my defence life is chaotic so yes im making this several days after asking
2. I use prepositions when naming stuff dont ask xD
3. Well ofcourse it had to be furniture themed
4. 📣welcome to our penpals!📣
Pen Pals forum for all my friends from teeny land
by fairmindedJar4926
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14 hours ago
14 hours ago
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Hi All, This forum is for talking to all the people that I wouldn't be able to talk to in the community rooms after I age up this month on 28th.
I am Jar 🫙 or your Secret Alien Agent 🛸from Mars. Hmm I joined Cups last December and it has been helping me a lot ever since. I had some wonderful listeners who cared for me and talked to me when I was feeling very low. Though I did have some creepy encounters with some listeners, the good ones were worth it. And then in Feb, I discovered that group chats Exist. When I first entered the teen community room I met Rome, Cherry, Boba( grapes). And soon after I used to spend all my day on cups , lol. I had so much fun with my listeners and with members in tcr. Sometimes chats get so chaotic and fast. We move from one topic to another like going to Atlantis and playing word games to sharing virtual hugs and even virtual food 🍪🍪! I will miss Tcr a lot.
I learnt what the words brb, tyt, tc, fr, tbh,lmao mean hehe.
It is sad to see some users leaving 7 cups for various reasons, I miss you all and I hope you are doing okay, wherever you are.
I might not be very active these days, but I will try to reach out to you all at least once a month. Thank you all for talking to me, I hope we all can still connect here on forums even though it might be kinda difficult and different for all of us. I will be waiting for you all on the adult side.
Take care and be safe! Sending lots of hugs to everyone. 🫂🫂🫂
I am sorry if I forgot to tag anyone:
@bubblePerson5643 @Theordinarymuse @Mahd12 @DarkerPlaces @midnightlily00 @Wisteriaaaa @lovelyAiko @Ch3rry98 @Selenophile9109 @Angiewaa @Pickoff @silvercurtains @Blessedfire67 @ZeninMaki @Calmmoon2104 @Miljan @theboymoana @serenesapphire01 @AD2204 @Luminity125 @H3reAlways @Crimsonqueen14 @SmoothOpertor55 @cheerfulKiwi1776 @wittyApple4830 @emotionalMaple2346 @bobaa13 @SkyeBanfeild @SimpleWriter10 @SageDrift @Twizzly @calmCucumber7857 @chostof @HappyWarmChocolate @bestGlobe4193 @SkilledChatter @Alffie @selanaluna77 @QuietWillow00 @Starwarsfan1234 @Astronaut666 @drooly @localcryptid644 @Raspberrytart7 @magnanimousberry @luvArisu @PicklesANDOcean4ever @peachFig5988
hi purpleHemlock3913
by stormieandpaws
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16 hours ago
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@purpleHemlock3913
hope this works
i know you said you tried thought i would too
A Communication Space for Jaeteuk and bestVase7265 only. (Please do not reply or respond, thank you)
by Jaeteuk
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1 day ago
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I hope this can be a start of support for the long-term for the both of us.
@bestVase7265
chat with @navyMango8430 @calmLemon7649 and @FairyPeanut
by FairyPeanut
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1 day ago
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@navyMango8430 & @calmLemon7649 here is our little space to speak a broken French and hopefully create good memories ₊˚⊹⋆
Twisted Peaches
by peachThinker662
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1 day ago
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Hello @mytwistedsoul
i hope you don’t mind me reaching out… and if you do… it’s ok.
You just seem so uplifting and fun. Someone I’d vibe with.
Thought we could chat.
Did you write your name in ketchup on that piece of bread?
Convo between @Astronaut666 and I only
by SimpleWriter10
Last post
2 days ago
2 days ago
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Hi @Astronaut666
Is it possible for me to talk with you here, if you're available? Idk what to say or I mean, how to say it. But if you can communicate with me here, it would be kinda nice perhaps.
Yours faithfully,
Writer
@cyanessence graced by @Amanda84
by cyanessence
Last post
3 days ago
3 days ago
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@Amanda84
Hello friend! This is our pen pal chat. It means a lot to me that you are willing to spend even more time on me.
However, this doesn't have to be big. It doesn't have to be deep and meaningful. It can just be a way to keep in touch, for I too consider you a dear friend. I know life has a lot of demands and not everyone has as much time as I do right now. I am lucky. If I do get wordy, don't feel compelled to write as much. Short responses carry just as much meaning as lengthy ones for me, and sometimes being concise is a way to convey a deeper message than a long message ever could.
So, where to begin? What would *you* like to talk about? Anything and everything interest me.
I used to know the names of many types of clouds. The only one that stuck is cumulonimbus, a dense, towering, vertical cloud. I like it for its prominence.
I wish I knew the names of different types of birds, but the only one that's sticking is masked lapwing. They can be aggressive, but they stick their ground so you can sometimes get pretty close and take nice pictures.
My memory is not meant to hold information like the names for all things...
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