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	This is a sample admin message you can use for your community.		This is a sample admin message you can use for your community.

			'''ADMIN: Please avoid sob stories and detailed personal circumstances'''

	ADMIN: Please avoid sob stories and detailed personal circumstances


	Hello everyone,		Hello everyone,
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	We know Freegle is a great resource for people in difficult circumstances, which are sadly becoming more common.		We know Freegle is a great resource for people in difficult circumstances, which are sadly becoming more common.

	~~However, please~~ keep Wanted ~~messages~~ short and to the point. There's no need to ~~tell the community~~ personal information about health problems, family situations, benefits~~, etc.~~ Freegle is for asking for items, and that's fine ~~- there's no need for~~ lots of justification.		Please keep Wanted posts short and to the point. There's no need to share personal information about health problems, family situations or benefits - Freegle is for asking for items, and that's fine on its own, without lots of justification.

	~~Putting in~~ too much personal information can actually put some people off replying ~~to you~~. It can also turn the community into a "who needs ~~things the~~ most" competition, with ~~sob~~ stories getting ~~more and~~ more extreme as people ~~think~~ they have to prove ~~they are in~~ real need to get anything. That's not the case~~. Anyone~~ can ~~state~~ what they need, and anyone can choose to reply.		Sharing too much personal information can actually put some people off replying. It can also turn the community into a "who needs it most" competition, with stories getting more extreme as people feel they have to prove real need to get anything. That's not the case - anyone can say what they need, and anyone can choose to reply.

	All ~~our~~ community needs to know is: what ~~are~~ you in need of, where can ~~you~~ collect from, and ~~is there any information~~ that might affect ~~exactly~~ what ~~items~~ you can accept (~~e.g.~~ that you can't ~~accept~~ items from homes with pets due to allergies). Keep it simple!		All the community needs to know is: what you need, where you can collect from, and anything that might affect what you can accept (for example, that you can't take items from homes with pets, due to allergies). Keep it simple.

	$groupname Volunteer Team		$groupname Volunteer Team

			Links:
	Links:		*[[Sob stories]] - introductory guidance on this topic
	* [[Sob stories]] ~~– introductory~~ guidance on this topic		*[[Sample message: Sob stories]] - example message to a specific member
	* [[Sample message: Sob stories]] ~~– example~~ message to a specific member


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Neville Reid: sort key

2025-10-05T21:07:23Z

sort key

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Neville Reid: Neville Reid moved page Sob Stories to Sample Admin: Sob stories: distinguish sample messages from articles and Admins

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Neville Reid moved page Sob Stories to Sample Admin: Sob stories: distinguish sample messages from articles and Admins

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Neville Reid: use $groupname

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	All our community needs to know is: what are you in need of, where can you collect from, and is there any information that might affect exactly what items you can accept (e.g. that you can't accept items from homes with pets due to allergies). Keep it simple!		All our community needs to know is: what are you in need of, where can you collect from, and is there any information that might affect exactly what items you can accept (e.g. that you can't accept items from homes with pets due to allergies). Keep it simple!

	Volunteer Team		$groupname Volunteer Team

Neville Reid: Links: * Sob stories – introductory guidance, * Sob Story – example message to a specific member

2023-06-20T08:23:20Z

Links: * Sob stories – introductory guidance, * Sob Story – example message to a specific member

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			* [[Sob stories]] – introductory guidance on this topic
			* [[Sob Story]] – example message to a specific member

Jacky at 11:47, 3 September 2021

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	We know Freegle is a great resource for people in difficult circumstances, which are sadly becoming more common.		We know Freegle is a great resource for people in difficult circumstances, which are sadly becoming more common.

	However, please keep Wanted messages short and to the point. There's no need to tell the ~~group~~ personal information about health problems, family situations, benefits, etc. Freegle is for asking for items, and that's fine - there's no need for lots of justification.		However, please keep Wanted messages short and to the point. There's no need to tell the community personal information about health problems, family situations, benefits, etc. Freegle is for asking for items, and that's fine - there's no need for lots of justification.

	Putting in too much personal information can actually put some people off replying to you. It can also turn the ~~group~~ into a "who needs things the most" competition, with sob stories getting more and more extreme as people think they have to prove they are in real need to get anything. That's not the case. Anyone can state what they need, and anyone can choose to reply.		Putting in too much personal information can actually put some people off replying to you. It can also turn the community into a "who needs things the most" competition, with sob stories getting more and more extreme as people think they have to prove they are in real need to get anything. That's not the case. Anyone can state what they need, and anyone can choose to reply.

	All ~~the group need~~ to know is: what are you in need of, where can you collect from, and is there any information that might affect exactly what items you can accept (e.g. that you can't accept items from homes with pets due to allergies). Keep it simple!		All our community needs to know is: what are you in need of, where can you collect from, and is there any information that might affect exactly what items you can accept (e.g. that you can't accept items from homes with pets due to allergies). Keep it simple!

	~~Moderating~~ Team		Volunteer Team

Jacky at 14:11, 22 May 2018

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Jacky at 16:52, 23 March 2011

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ADMIN: Please avoid sob stories and detailed personal circumstances

Hello everyone,

We know Freegle is a great resource for people in difficult circumstances, which are sadly becoming more common.

However, please keep Wanted messages short and to the point. There's no need to tell the group personal information about health problems, family situations, benefits, etc. Freegle is for asking for items, and that's fine - there's no need for lots of justification.

Putting in too much personal information can actually put some people off replying to you. It can also turn the group into a "who needs things the most" competition, with sob stories getting more and more extreme as people think they have to prove they are in real need to get anything. That's not the case. Anyone can state what they need, and anyone can choose to reply.

All the group need to know is: what are you in need of, where can you collect from, and is there any information that might affect exactly what items you can accept (e.g. that you can't accept items from homes with pets due to allergies). Keep it simple!

Moderating Team

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