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The best | The best way to make freegling accessible and attractive to new people is open membership. | ||
==Pros of open membership== | |||
*Members can start posting immediately | |||
*Members can | |||
**they may be joining to get rid of stuff in a hurry | **they may be joining to get rid of stuff in a hurry | ||
**the internet is | **since the internet is instant, showing how to be an active freegler from the first few clicks is essential | ||
*Saves moderators time | *Saves moderators time | ||
*Gives moderators more time | *Gives moderators more time for promoting the community and engaging positively with members | ||
*More potential members | *More potential members join, because the process is much easier | ||
*Members don't have to reply to a joining email, | *Members don't have to reply to a joining email, so they're not lost partway through joining | ||
*Applicants | *Applicants aren't put off by what feel like intrusive questions | ||
*Moderators don't have to send | *Moderators don't have to send reminders | ||
==Cons of closed membership== | |||
* An unnecessary barrier for people who want to freegle | |||
* More work for moderators | |||
* Members often don't reply to a joining email, so communities lose potential members | |||
* The more complex the joining process, the more potential members are put off | |||
* People may dislike, or be suspicious of, being asked questions | |||
* Spammers might join anyway, so moderators could be wasting their time regardless | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
The best way to make freegling accessible and attractive to new people is open membership.
Pros of open membership
- Members can start posting immediately
- they may be joining to get rid of stuff in a hurry
- since the internet is instant, showing how to be an active freegler from the first few clicks is essential
- Saves moderators time
- Gives moderators more time for promoting the community and engaging positively with members
- More potential members join, because the process is much easier
- Members don't have to reply to a joining email, so they're not lost partway through joining
- Applicants aren't put off by what feel like intrusive questions
- Moderators don't have to send reminders
Cons of closed membership
- An unnecessary barrier for people who want to freegle
- More work for moderators
- Members often don't reply to a joining email, so communities lose potential members
- The more complex the joining process, the more potential members are put off
- People may dislike, or be suspicious of, being asked questions
- Spammers might join anyway, so moderators could be wasting their time regardless
