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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. 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.
How about pointing out the advantages of WANTEDs?:


You can also point 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.
*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!


* 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 group with WANTED in the title.  
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.  


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:
*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.


There can be disadvantages to limiting, WANTED posts:
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.


* You will have to keep track of all the wanted posts to ensure your limits are not exceeded.
'''Limiting WANTED messages'''
* 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.
*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)
* Members might just start posting WANTEDs on neighbouring groups, causing people to travel further and use more fuel to collect stuff.
*For sending to a member: [[Sample message: Too many wanteds]]
* If your group is all OFFERS you may end up only attracting people who want to get stuff.
*For sending to your community: [[Sample Admin: Too many wanteds]]


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


<<<Link to too many wanteds admins here>>
Back to [[Specific Problems]] or [[How To Deal With]]


 
[[Category:Specific Problems]]
 
''Moderation Extension reference/s:''
 
'''Limiting WANTED messages''' = http://wiki.modplugin.org/Limiting_WANTED_messages
 
[[category:Specific Problems]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 11 October 2025

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?:

  • 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.
  • 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 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 community can become self-policing without the need for additional rules.

There can be disadvantages to limiting WANTED posts:

  • 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


Back to Specific Problems or How To Deal With

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