Important Update -- Full Names
Hi, all! 🌞
I hope you're having a great start to October 🍂🍃 I wanted to keep you all in the loop about a decision that has been made regarding flagging.
Full names are a tricky topic, because we can't ascertain whether or not the name is real. However, some things to note are:
- Someone can easily search a name up and possibly cause harm to someone with that name, regardless of if it's the intended user
- It violates anonymity/confidentiality rules
- Personal safety is always a priority, and having a full name can be detrimental to that
As a result, from the current date (October 4th, 2025), we are asking that all safety team members flag full names.
As always, I am open to hearing feedback about this decision! Please feel free to either comment your thoughts or send me a message.
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@Rebekah
Thanks for the update 💜🥰
@Rebekah thanks, a welcome update!
got it! will the safety pack be updated too?
@gongoozlersoup19 I agree - can we have a link to the updated rules to make sure we are totally up to date ourselves?
@Hamstermum, of course -- I updated the guide as soon as I posted this forum, as consistency is essential: Safety Patrol Team - Universal Guide - Google Docs
@Rebekah Thanks - thank you there are some changes there I didn't know about also. I have a question about profile pics; we seem to be getting a lot of members putting their own photos on there. Is this safe? It could be reverse searched too, and someone could be identified that way.
@Rebekah
@Hamstermum
i actually have this doubt as well! 💚
@Rebekah
*high fives* 😊 I noticed that! You didn't miss a beat. You were on it! Well done my friend!
*high fives* 😊 and *hugs* ❤️
Noted and fully supported! I agree, having full names does go against anonymity and can be used to cause real world harm to people.
Thanks for the update!
@Rebekah
Thank you for the update and fully support this 🥰
@Rebekah
I am confused... So you are saying that flagging someone allows 7 cups staff or people in higher positions to access full names provided during registering? Then what? What do they do with the names?
@JustSophia, I'm very confused. Nowhere in the post does it say anything about 7 Cups staff or "people in higher positions".
Let's say we have a listener who has in their bio, "My name is Rebekah Rebekahson..."; anyone can just copy + paste that name into a search engine and contact/harm any person who has that name, regardless of whether it is the 'intended' person. Does that make sense?
@Rebekah
Ooooohhhhhh. I totally misread it. Too late at night or something. Thought... well.... obviously something completely different involving decisions about people in real life (implying admins)... blah blah. Sorry! Thanks so much for clarifying!
@Rebekah
i totally support this decision 100%
@Rebekah makes sense- 7 Cups is intended to be anonymous.