"Community Reflections" Journal Guidelines

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Hi everyone,

The One Line a Day Journal has become a vital part of our daily routine here at 7 Cups. It is a space where we can pause, check in with ourselves, and offer silent support to one another.

To ensure the Community Reflections feed remains a safe and healing environment for everyone, we are sharing this updated set of guidelines for public journal entries. Please keep these in mind when you choose to make your daily line public:

1. Safety and Crisis Support

The public feed is intended for daily reflection and emotional processing. For the safety of the entire community, please do not post content regarding active self-harm, suicidal ideation, or graphic trauma. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a professional or a dedicated crisis service immediately. 

2. Protecting Your Privacy To maintain your safety and the safety of others, do not share personally identifiable information in public entries. This includes:

- Full names or addresses
- Phone numbers or email addresses
- Social media handles or external links

3. English Only Space

To ensure our moderation team can effectively maintain safety and support for everyone, all public journal entries must be written in English. This is the same rule adapted from our forums and group rooms. If you prefer to journal in another language, please keep those entries set to "private."

4. General Community Standards All public journal entries must align with our site-wide standards. This means no medical advice, no promotional content or spam, and no language that is harmful, judgmental, or exclusionary. You can find our full, detailed guidelines here: 7 Cups Forum Guidelines & Community Guidelines

4. Support Through "Hearts"

The One Line a Day feature is designed for quiet connection. While other members cannot comment on your public entries, they can "heart" them to show you are heard. We encourage you to use this feature to offer validation and kindness to your fellow community members.

5. Listener Boundaries and Role Integrity

For our Listeners using this feature: please remember that your public reflections must align with your role. Any public entry that could be viewed as crossing the listener role (such as sharing confidential information, venting about members, or undermining professional boundaries) is strictly prohibited. Your public presence should reflect the same standards of trust and safety expected in the chat rooms.

For a refresher on how the feature works, including how to toggle entries between private and public, you can visit the original announcement here: One Line a Day Journal Feature

Thank you for continuing to make this space a source of light and reflection!

To report posts in violation of guidelines, send a PM to a Community Moderator, an Ambassador, or send the information to our Helpdesk: https://help.7cups.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

If you are a long-term leader who would like to help moderate this section, please message me.