Fair offer policy - Revision history

Jacky at 18:29, 8 August 2025

2025-08-08T18:29:04Z

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	In the past Freegle had an optional tickbox on offers to mark them as "Fair offer policy", meaning that the above would apply. This was withdrawn around 2020, mainly because the wording was often misunderstood as asking for payments.		In the past Freegle had an optional tickbox on offers to mark them as "Fair offer policy", meaning that the above would apply. This was withdrawn around 2020, mainly because the wording was often misunderstood as asking for payments.

	~~However, there is~~ still an option in [[Trash Nothing]] to prompt members to include this as a footer line in Offers. Volunteers can disable this for their community in TN settings. (For convenience, at the top of [[ModTools#Getting_Set_Up\|ModTools Settings: Community]] there is a link to your community's TN settings.)		There was still an option in [[Trash Nothing]] to prompt members to include this as a footer line in Offers. In August 2025, this was changed to "Fair Chance Policy: I’ll wait before choosing a recipient to give more people a chance to reply".

			Volunteers can disable this for their community in TN settings. (For convenience, at the top of [[ModTools#Getting_Set_Up\|ModTools Settings: Community]] there is a link to your community's TN settings.)

	Even if this is switched off, some members may still type "Fair Offer Policy" or something similar into their description when offering an item.		Even if this is switched off, some members may still type "Fair Offer Policy" or something similar into their description when offering an item.

Neville Reid: fix red link, expand

2025-07-21T15:32:20Z

fix red link, expand

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	*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.		*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.

	In the past Freegle had an optional tickbox on offers to mark them as "Fair offer policy". This was withdrawn around 2020, mainly because the wording was often misunderstood as asking for payments.		In the past Freegle had an optional tickbox on offers to mark them as "Fair offer policy", meaning that the above would apply. This was withdrawn around 2020, mainly because the wording was often misunderstood as asking for payments.

	However, there is still an option in [[~~TrashNothing settings~~]] to prompt members to include this as a footer line in Offers.		However, there is still an option in [[Trash Nothing]] to prompt members to include this as a footer line in Offers. Volunteers can disable this for their community in TN settings. (For convenience, at the top of [[ModTools#Getting_Set_Up\|ModTools Settings: Community]] there is a link to your community's TN settings.)

	Even if this is switched off, some members may still type ~~this~~ or something similar into their description when offering an item.		Even if this is switched off, some members may still type "Fair Offer Policy" or something similar into their description when offering an item.

	If this gives rise to misunderstandings, you could suggest that they use a different expression or explain more fully, e.g. "This is a Fair Chance offer – I will allow time for more members to reply before I decide who to give this to."		If this gives rise to misunderstandings, you could suggest that they use a different expression or explain more fully, e.g. "This is a Fair Chance offer – I will allow time for more members to reply before I decide who to give this to."

Neville Reid: rewrite without image as Freegle no longer has this feature. Prompted by https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/confusion-about-fair-offer-policy/8762

2025-07-21T15:12:35Z

rewrite without image as Freegle no longer has this feature. Prompted by https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/confusion-about-fair-offer-policy/8762

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	~~[[Category:Sample Admins]]~~		Some members prefer to wait at least 24 hours to see who responds to an offer.
	~~This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your community.~~		Reasons to do this include:

	Some members prefer to wait at least 24 hours to see who responds to an offer.

	*The first to reply is not always the most reliable.		*The first to reply is not always the most reliable.
	*The delay gives a fair chance to people who receive notifications in What’s New summaries, or who don't have continual access to the Internet.		*The delay gives a fair chance to people who receive notifications in daily emails (What’s New summaries), or who don't have continual access to the Internet.
	*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.		*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.

	~~With warm wishes~~,		In the past Freegle had an optional tickbox on offers to mark them as "Fair offer policy". This was withdrawn around 2020, mainly because the wording was often misunderstood as asking for payments.

			However, there is still an option in [[TrashNothing settings]] to prompt members to include this as a footer line in Offers.

	~~$groupname volunteers~~		Even if this is switched off, some members may still type this or something similar into their description when offering an item.

	~~[[File:~~Fair offer ~~policy~~.~~png]]~~		If this gives rise to misunderstandings, you could suggest that they use a different expression or explain more fully, e.g. "This is a Fair Chance offer – I will allow time for more members to reply before I decide who to give this to."


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Neville Reid: update sig

2023-09-15T15:55:27Z

update sig

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	With warm wishes,		With warm wishes,

	~~etc etc~~		$groupname volunteers

	[[File:Fair offer policy.png]]		[[File:Fair offer policy.png]]

Jacky at 11:38, 3 September 2021

2021-09-03T11:38:41Z

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	This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your ~~group~~.		This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your community.

	Some members prefer to wait at least 24 hours to see who responds to an offer.		Some members prefer to wait at least 24 hours to see who responds to an offer.

Jacky at 19:22, 23 December 2020

2020-12-23T19:22:37Z

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	Some members prefer to wait at least 24 hours to see who responds to an offer.		Some members prefer to wait at least 24 hours to see who responds to an offer.

	*The first to reply is not always the most reliable.		*The first to reply is not always the most reliable.
	*The delay gives a fair chance to people who receive notifications in What’s New summaries, or who don't have continual access to the Internet.		*The delay gives a fair chance to people who receive notifications in What’s New summaries, or who don't have continual access to the Internet.
	*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.		*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.
	If you want to do this regularly, a tick box is available, which shows after you have made an offer. Once ticked, it will appear on all your offers. If you are likely to prefer a quick collection sometimes, it would be better not to tick the box: you could still add a note when you do intend to delay making your choice.

	With ~~warmest~~ wishes,		With warm wishes,

	etc etc		etc etc

Dee at 18:39, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T18:39:31Z

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	[[File:~~Example~~.~~jpg~~]]		[[File:Fair offer policy.png]]


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Dee at 18:34, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T18:34:14Z

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	This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your group.		This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your group.

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			[[File:Example.jpg]]
	~~Screen shot to be added~~



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Dee at 18:24, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T18:24:37Z

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	This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your group.		This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your group.

Dee at 18:06, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T18:06:39Z

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	*The delay gives a fair chance to people who receive notifications in What’s New summaries, or who don't have continual access to the Internet.		*The delay gives a fair chance to people who receive notifications in What’s New summaries, or who don't have continual access to the Internet.
	*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.		*It may give a choice of potential recipients, and careful selection could avoid 'No Shows'.
	If you want to do this regularly, a tick box is available, which shows after you have made an offer. Once ticked, it will ~~show each time~~. If you are likely to prefer a quick collection sometimes, it would be better not to tick the box: you could still add a note ~~to your offer~~ when you do intend to delay making your choice.		If you want to do this regularly, a tick box is available, which shows after you have made an offer. Once ticked, it will appear on all your offers. If you are likely to prefer a quick collection sometimes, it would be better not to tick the box: you could still add a note when you do intend to delay making your choice.

	~~Screen shot to be added~~		With warmest wishes,

	~~With warmest wishes,~~
	etc etc		etc etc


			Screen shot to be added



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