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	WANTEDs can be just as good as offers at keeping stuff out of landfill~~. See~~ [[Best Practice Notes#'Wanted' posts are a good thing]]. If ~~people~~ complain ~~a good thing to do is to look~~ at your community's stats on your Dashboard in ~~Modtools. That~~ shows ~~you~~ a pie chart of types of messages posted on your community over the past 30 days. You could ~~always~~ copy and paste that chart or quote the figures to anyone who ~~is complaining~~.		WANTEDs can be just as good as offers at keeping stuff out of landfill - see [[Best Practice Notes#'Wanted' posts are a good thing]]. If members complain, it's worth looking at your community's stats on your Dashboard in ModTools, which shows a pie chart of the types of messages posted on your community over the past 30 days. You could copy and paste that chart, or quote the figures, to anyone who complains.

	~~How~~ about ~~pointing out~~ the ~~advantages~~ of ~~WANTEDs?:~~		==Advantages of WANTEDs==
			*They can jog people's memory about things they hadn't thought of offering, including used jars, broken iPods, rags needed for a hobby, and so on.
			*The item requested is genuinely needed, so you know it'll be appreciated.
			*Members who initially post a lot of WANTEDs and receive items usually start offering later - that's the magic of generosity, it breeds more!

	*They can jog your memory about stuff that you hadn'~~t thought of offering~~, ~~including things like used jars, broken i-pods, rags etc needed for a hobby.~~		If someone's still unhappy, suggest they [[Filtering Emails\|filter out emails]] from your community with WANTED in the title.
	*The item requested is really needed, so you know it is going to be appreciated.
	*People who initially post a lot of WANTEDs and get stuff usually start offering later. ~~That's the magic of generosity - it breeds more!~~

	If someone~~'s still unhappy~~, ~~suggest they [[Filtering Emails\|filter out emails]] from your~~ community ~~with WANTED in~~ the ~~title~~.		Explain that if someone is being too greedy, other members will notice and not respond - so the community can become self-policing without the need for additional rules.

	~~Explain that if someone is being too greedy, other~~ members ~~will notice it~~, and ~~not respond – so the~~ community ~~can become self-policing without the need for additional rules~~.		==Disadvantages of limiting WANTED posts==
			*You'll need to remember the limits and monitor all posts more closely.
			*Some members who don't like to post offers on the list frequently respond off-list to WANTEDs - these members may also post WANTEDs themselves.
			*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring communities instead, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.
			*If your community is all OFFERS, you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.

	~~There can be disadvantages to limiting WANTED posts:~~		Only consider imposing strict rules on WANTEDs if they're seriously upsetting the community, rather than just one or two individuals - and preferably don't bow to pressure from a vocal minority.
	*You will need to remember the ~~limits~~ and ~~monitor all posts more closely.~~
	*There are members that don't ~~like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.~~
	*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring communities, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.
	*If your community is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to ~~get stuff~~.

	~~Only consider imposing strict rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the community rather than just one or two individuals, but preferably don't bow under the pressure from a vocal minority.~~		==Limiting WANTED messages==
			*Set your community's limits for Wanted messages at https://modtools.org/modtools/settings - Community - Features for members - "WANTED repost time" (days; controls when a member can manually repost, and when auto-repost kicks in).
	~~'''~~Limiting WANTED messages~~'''~~
	*Set your community's limits for Wanted messages in https://modtools.org/modtools/settings – Community – Features for members ~~– '~~WANTED repost time' (days; controls when ~~the~~ member can manually repost, and when auto-repost kicks in)
	*For sending to a member: [[Sample message: Too many wanteds]]		*For sending to a member: [[Sample message: Too many wanteds]]
	*For sending to your community: [[Sample Admin: Too many wanteds]]		*For sending to your community: [[Sample Admin: Too many wanteds]]


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Neville Reid: links; where to find settings; group –> community

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links; where to find settings; group –> community

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	'''Limiting WANTED messages'''		'''Limiting WANTED messages'''
	*Set your group's limits for Wanted messages in https://modtools.org/modtools/settings - 'WANTED duplicate period' and 'WANTED auto-repost (days)'		*Set your group's limits for Wanted messages in https://modtools.org/modtools/settings - 'WANTED duplicate period' and 'WANTED auto-repost (days)'
	*Sample messages for members [[~~Admin~~ Too many ~~wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much~~]]		*Sample messages for members [[WANTEDs – Too many]]
	*Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]		*Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]

Jacky at 17:43, 1 February 2018

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	WANTEDs can be just as good as offers at keeping stuff out of landfill. If people complain a good thing to do is to do a ~~search within~~ the ~~last 31~~ days ~~on WANTED~~ and ~~OFFER. Often you’ll find~~ that ~~OFFERs significantly exceed WANTEDs. Sending people~~ the ~~search links shows them that this~~ is ~~true~~.		WANTEDs can be just as good as offers at keeping stuff out of landfill. If people complain a good thing to do is to look at your group's stats on your Dashboard in Modtools. That shows you a pie chart of types of messages posted on your group over the past 30 days. You could always copy and paste that chart or quote the figures to anyone who is complaining.

	~~You can also point~~ out the advantages of WANTEDs:		How about pointing out the advantages of WANTEDs?:

	*They can jog your memory about stuff that you hadn't thought of offering, including things like used jars, broken i-pods, rags etc needed for a hobby.		*They can jog your memory about stuff that you hadn't thought of offering, including things like used jars, broken i-pods, rags etc needed for a hobby.
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	Explain that if someone is being too greedy, other members will notice it, and not respond – so the group can become self-policing without the need for additional rules.		Explain that if someone is being too greedy, other members will notice it, and not respond – so the group can become self-policing without the need for additional rules.

	There can be disadvantages to limiting, WANTED posts:		There can be disadvantages to limiting WANTED posts:
			*You will need to remember the limits and monitor all posts more closely.
	*You will ~~have~~ to ~~keep track of~~ all ~~the wanted~~ posts ~~to ensure your limits are not exceeded or use the moderator plug in[http://wiki.modplugin.org/index.php/ wiki.modplugin.org/index.php/]~~.
	*There are members that don't like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.		*There are members that don't like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.
	*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring groups, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.		*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring groups, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.
	*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.		*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.

	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for ~~more information on this go to~~ ~~wanted posts ~~ [[Wanted - too much]]~~<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''~~		Only consider imposing strict rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals, but preferably don't bow under the pressure from a vocal minority.

			'''Limiting WANTED messages'''
			*Set your group's limits for Wanted messages in https://modtools.org/modtools/settings - 'WANTED duplicate period' and 'WANTED auto-repost (days)'
			*Sample messages for members [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]]
			*Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]

	~~'''Limiting WANTED messages''' <br>Sample messages for members [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]] <br>Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]~~

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Jacky at 09:00, 5 April 2014

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	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''		Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''

	'''Limiting WANTED messages''' ~~= http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages <br>~~ <br>Sample messages for members [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]] <br>Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]		'''Limiting WANTED messages''' <br>Sample messages for members [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]] <br>Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]

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Jacky at 20:34, 31 August 2010

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	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''		Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''

	'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages <br>Sample messages [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]]		'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages <br> <br>Sample messages for members [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]] <br>Sample Admin message for your group [[Group limit on the number of wanteds]]

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Jacky at 20:26, 31 August 2010

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	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''		Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''

	'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages <br>Sample ~~message~~ [[Admin Too many wanteds]]		'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages <br>Sample messages [[Admin Too many wanteds]] and [[Wanted - too much]]

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Jacky at 20:21, 31 August 2010

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	*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.		*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.

	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[~~Wanted_~~-~~_too_much~~]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''		Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted - too much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''

	'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages		'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages <br>Sample message [[Admin Too many wanteds]]

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Dorothyjeanquinn at 20:12, 30 August 2010

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	*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.		*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.

	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts:[[~~admin too many wanteds~~]]<br>		Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts  [[Wanted_-_too_much]]<br> ''Moderation Extension reference/s:''
	~~<br>~~
	''Moderation Extension reference/s:''

	'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages		'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages

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Dorothyjeanquinn at 20:08, 30 August 2010

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	There can be disadvantages to limiting, WANTED posts:		There can be disadvantages to limiting, WANTED posts:

	*You will have to keep track of all the wanted posts to ensure your limits are not exceeded.		*You will have to keep track of all the wanted posts to ensure your limits are not exceeded or use the moderator plug in[http://wiki.modplugin.org/index.php/ wiki.modplugin.org/index.php/].
	*There are members that don't like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.		*There are members that don't like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.
	*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring groups, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.		*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring groups, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.
	*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.		*If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.

	Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts: ~~<---Link here to 'wanted posts' in the advice section of the handbook~~		Only consider imposing rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the group rather than just one or two individuals – for more information on this go to wanted posts:[[admin too many wanteds]]<br>
			<br>
	~~<<<Link to~~ too many wanteds ~~admins here>>~~

	<br>

	''Moderation Extension reference/s:''		''Moderation Extension reference/s:''

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	WANTEDs can be just as good as offers at keeping stuff out of landfill. If people complain a good thing to do is to look at your ~~group~~'s stats on your Dashboard in Modtools. That shows you a pie chart of types of messages posted on your ~~group~~ over the past 30 days. You could always copy and paste that chart or quote the figures to anyone who is complaining.		WANTEDs can be just as good as offers at keeping stuff out of landfill. See [[Best Practice Notes#'Wanted' posts are a good thing]]. If people complain a good thing to do is to look at your community's stats on your Dashboard in Modtools. That shows you a pie chart of types of messages posted on your community over the past 30 days. You could always copy and paste that chart or quote the figures to anyone who is complaining.

	How about pointing out the advantages of WANTEDs?:		How about pointing out the advantages of WANTEDs?:
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	*People who initially post a lot of WANTEDs and get stuff usually start offering later. That's the magic of generosity - it breeds more!		*People who initially post a lot of WANTEDs and get stuff usually start offering later. That's the magic of generosity - it breeds more!

	If someone's still unhappy, suggest they [[Filtering Emails\|filter out emails]] from your ~~group~~ with WANTED in the title.		If someone's still unhappy, suggest they [[Filtering Emails\|filter out emails]] from your community with WANTED in the title.

	Explain that if someone is being too greedy, other members will notice it, and not respond – so the ~~group~~ can become self-policing without the need for additional rules.		Explain that if someone is being too greedy, other members will notice it, and not respond – so the community can become self-policing without the need for additional rules.

	There can be disadvantages to limiting WANTED posts:		There can be disadvantages to limiting WANTED posts:
	*You will need to remember the limits and monitor all posts more closely.		*You will need to remember the limits and monitor all posts more closely.
	*There are members that don't like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.		*There are members that don't like to post offers on the list who frequently respond off list to WANTEDS - these members may also post WANTEDS.
	*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring ~~groups~~, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.		*Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring communities, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.
	*If your ~~group~~ is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.		*If your community is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.

	Only consider imposing strict rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the ~~group~~ rather than just one or two individuals, but preferably don't bow under the pressure from a vocal minority.		Only consider imposing strict rules on WANTEDs if they are seriously upsetting the community rather than just one or two individuals, but preferably don't bow under the pressure from a vocal minority.

	'''Limiting WANTED messages'''		'''Limiting WANTED messages'''
	*Set your ~~group~~'s limits for Wanted messages in https://modtools.org/modtools/settings - 'WANTED ~~duplicate period~~' and ~~'WANTED~~ auto-repost ~~(days~~)'		*Set your community's limits for Wanted messages in https://modtools.org/modtools/settings – Community – Features for members – 'WANTED repost time' (days; controls when the member can manually repost, and when auto-repost kicks in)
	*~~Sample messages for members~~ [[~~WANTEDs –~~ Too many]]		*For sending to a member: [[Sample message: Too many wanteds]]
	*~~Sample Admin message for~~ your ~~group~~ [[~~Group limit on the number of~~ wanteds]]		*For sending to your community: [[Sample Admin: Too many wanteds]]


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