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These are suggestions for tasks you might wish to do on a regular basis.
Suggestions for tasks you might want to do regularly.


====Daily====
==Daily==
You can receive prompts from Modtools about outstanding daily tasks, such as pending messages, mails from members, flagged up chat and publicity sharing. You can control how often you receive these prompts in your Personal Settings in Modtools. You will be mailed when there is moderation work to do which has been outstanding for more than a certain time. We only mail you between 8am and 10pm, for groups you're an active mod on. The frequencies you can choose are Never, Immediately, After 1 hour, After 2 hours, After 4 hours, After 12 hours and After 24 hours.   You can also choose to receive a beep or not when there is work outstanding.  
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====
==Weekly==
* Dip into Freegle Central to see what is going on if you are not receiving individual messages or are on a daily digest.
*Dip into Freegle Central to see what's going on, if you're not receiving individual messages or are on a daily digest.
*Check the chat on Central Chat on Modtools to see what is going on.
*Check Central Chat on ModTools to see what's happening.
 
====Annually====
==Annually==
*Confirm affiliation to Freegle
*Confirm affiliation to Freegle
*Attend AGM
*Attend the AGM
*Check mods on group are correct
*Check the mods on your community are correct
*Check representation on Central
*Check representation on Central
*Check [[Welcome Message|welcome messages]] and and any other regular admins are up to date
*Check the [[Welcome Message|welcome message]] and any other regular Admins are up to date
*Freshen up home page
*Freshen up your home page
*Check local council websites to ensure your Freegle group is mentioned
*Check local council websites to make sure your Freegle community is mentioned
 
====Ad Hoc====
*[[Back up your Members list in Mod Tools]] - This page tells you how.
*[[Bouncing members]] - ModTools can give you a list of bouncing members, this page explains.
*[[Member Notes]] - Check the notes made on ModTools for specific members to see if still relevant and factual.
*[[Inactive Members]] - explanation of how some inactive members are removed and why most should be left until they want to freegle again! 
 
 


==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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