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These are suggestions for tasks you might wish to do on a regular basis to keep your group up to date and sorted!
Suggestions for tasks you might want to do regularly.


*[[How To Back Up Your Members List|Backing up your members list]] - a safeguard in case Yahoo suddenly decides to ditch your group for some reason
==Daily==
 
ModTools can prompt you about outstanding daily tasks, such as pending messages, mails from members, flagged chat, and publicity sharing. You control how often you receive these prompts in your Personal Settings in ModTools. You'll be mailed when there's moderation work that's been outstanding for more than a certain time - we only mail you between 8am and 10pm, for communities where you're an active moderator. The frequency options are: Never, Immediately, After 1 hour, After 2 hours, After 4 hours, After 12 hours, and After 24 hours. You can also choose whether to get a beep when there's work outstanding.
*[[Bouncing members]] - Freegle Direct can give you a list of bouncing members, this page explains.  Yahoo also collects these up for you, [[Bouncing Members]] explains what bouncing means and how you can work with it.
 
*[[No mail to Special Notices]] - do you have members who have chosen 'No Mail'? This page explains how to make sure these members are kept up to date on your group.
 
* Automated Files - when is the last time you checked the automated messages going out to your members?  It's a good idea to read through them every now and then to see if they still reflect your guidelines and/or need refreshing.


==Weekly==
*Dip into Freegle Central to see what's going on, if you're not receiving individual messages or are on a daily digest.
*Check Central Chat on ModTools to see what's happening.


==Annually==
*Confirm affiliation to Freegle
*Attend the AGM
*Check the mods on your community are correct
*Check representation on Central
*Check the [[Welcome Message|welcome message]] and any other regular Admins are up to date
*Freshen up your home page
*Check local council websites to make sure your Freegle community is mentioned


==Ad hoc==
*[[Back up your Members list in Mod Tools]] - how to do it
*[[Bouncing members]] - ModTools can give you a list of bouncing members; this page explains
*[[Member Notes]] - check the notes on ModTools for specific members are still relevant and factual
*[[Inactive Members]] - explains how some inactive members are removed, and why most should be left until they want to freegle again


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[[Category:Housekeeping]]
[[Category:Moderating with ModTools]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

Suggestions for tasks you might want to do regularly.

Daily

ModTools can prompt you about outstanding daily tasks, such as pending messages, mails from members, flagged chat, and publicity sharing. You control how often you receive these prompts in your Personal Settings in ModTools. You'll be mailed when there's moderation work that's been outstanding for more than a certain time - we only mail you between 8am and 10pm, for communities where you're an active moderator. The frequency options are: Never, Immediately, After 1 hour, After 2 hours, After 4 hours, After 12 hours, and After 24 hours. You can also choose whether to get a beep when there's work outstanding.

Weekly

  • Dip into Freegle Central to see what's going on, if you're not receiving individual messages or are on a daily digest.
  • Check Central Chat on ModTools to see what's happening.

Annually

  • Confirm affiliation to Freegle
  • Attend the AGM
  • Check the mods on your community are correct
  • Check representation on Central
  • Check the welcome message and any other regular Admins are up to date
  • Freshen up your home page
  • Check local council websites to make sure your Freegle community is mentioned

Ad hoc

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