Pre-approving Members - Revision history

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2018-05-15T11:30:16Z

Cons of open membership:

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	===Cons of ~~open~~ membership:===		===Cons of closed membership:===
	* It is an unnecessary barrier for people who wish to freegle.		* It is an unnecessary barrier for people who wish to freegle.
	* It makes more work for the moderators.		* It makes more work for the moderators.

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-In Yahoo groups you can choose to have an 'open' or a 'closed' Membership. With an open membership people can just join your group by choosing their message delivery settings and the email address they want to use and then entering a code. With a closed memberhip they do this and then there is a box where they leave a comment to the group owner (this can in fact be viewed by any one with mod privs on the group). Membership is then Pending at which point it can either be approved, denied or if left it will time out after two weeks and yahoo will delete it.
+The best option to make Freegling accessible and attractive to new people is to have open membership.
-==To pre-approve or not to pre-approve==
+===Cons of open membership:===
+* It is an unnecessary barrier for people who wish to freegle.
 * It makes more work for the moderators.
+* Members often don't reply to a joining email, so groups are losing potential members.
 * The more complex the joining process is, the more potential members will be put off joining.

2018-03-31T10:34:04Z

How to Pre-approve

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	open -this is the default setting for yahoo! groups it means any one can join your group and they don't need to be approved first.		open -this is the default setting for yahoo! groups it means any one can join your group and they don't need to be approved first.
	restricted -you approve all requests, so if you want to pre-approve members this is the box to check.		restricted -you approve all requests, so if you want to pre-approve members this is the box to check.
	and closed -only invited members can join. t		and closed -only invited members can join.
	Please ignore the third option 'closed' ~~for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page~~.		Please ignore the third option 'closed'.

	Here is an example of a Joining Letter you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an auto send file.		Here is an example of a Joining Letter you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an auto send file.

2018-03-20T19:48:16Z

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	Please ignore the third option 'closed' for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page.		Please ignore the third option 'closed' for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page.

	Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an auto send file.		Here is an example of a Joining Letter you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an auto send file.

2015-02-11T12:04:26Z

How to Pre-approve

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	Please ignore the third option 'closed' for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page.		Please ignore the third option 'closed' for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page.

	Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto send file]].		Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an auto send file.

2010-08-23T18:38:49Z

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	*Members can get posting immediately and they may be joining to get rid of stuff in a hurry.		*Members can get posting immediately and they may be joining to get rid of stuff in a hurry.

	===Cons of not approving members:===		=== Cons of not approving members: ===

	* It is difficult to find out where potential members have heard about the group, which makes it harder to advertise in the right places.		*It is difficult to find out where potential members have heard about the group, which makes it harder to advertise in the right places.

	* Spammers can join undeterred and harvest email addresses.		*Spammers can join undeterred if you don't use the plug in, and harvest email addresses.

	* It is difficult to redirect people to their nearest group if we don't know their postcode.		*It is difficult to redirect people to their nearest group if we don't know their postcode.

	==How to Pre-approve==		==How to Pre-approve==

2010-08-23T18:37:06Z

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	===Pros of not approving members:===		=== Pros of not approving members: ===

	* This saves moderators time.		*This saves moderators time.

	* Gives moderators more time to spend promoting the group.		*Gives moderators more time to spend promoting the group.

	* More potential members will join because the joining process is much easier.		*More potential members will join because the joining process is much easier.
			*You can put a quick joining link on your webpage which bypasses Yahoo
	* ~~Members don't have to reply to~~ a joining ~~email,~~ which ~~means they won't be lost somewhere in the joining process.~~

			*Members don't have to reply to a joining email, which means they won't be lost somewhere in the joining process.
			*Applicants won't be discouraged by what they see as intrusive questions.<br>
			*Moderators no longer have to send out reminders.
			*Members can get posting immediately and they may be joining to get rid of stuff in a hurry.

	===Cons of not approving members:===		===Cons of not approving members:===

2010-07-26T17:18:13Z

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	Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto send file]].		Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto send file]].


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2010-07-19T14:02:07Z

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	Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto send file]].		Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto send file]].

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2010-05-14T22:35:21Z

How to Pre-approve

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	Please ignore the third option 'closed' for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page.		Please ignore the third option 'closed' for reasons why and other things you shouldn't do visit [[Things not to do\|this]] page.

	Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto-file]].		Here is an example of a [[Joining Letter]] you can send out to pending members if you like. To do this you need to set up an [[auto send file]].