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Some groups' volunteers discourage posting to multiple communities at the same time, for reasons set out in the sample admin messages below.  
Some communities' volunteers discourage members from posting to several communities at once, for the reasons set out on [[Cross-posting]].


In TrashNothing settings for the community, crossposting can be disabled altogether, or barred for specific other communities.
This page gives sample admin messages you can send to members to discourage or manage this practice.


==Sample admins==
In Trash Nothing's settings for your community, crossposting can be disabled altogether, or barred for specific other communities.
(This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your members)


== Sample admins ==


This general admin message is being sent to all [nnnn] members of $groupname.
This general admin message is being sent to all $nummembers members of $groupname.


Sending the same message to numerous communities at the same time is called cross-posting. Please only post your message to your local community initially. If you don’t receive a response after waiting 24-48 hours you can then post it to your neighbouring community. Wait again before posting to more communities.
Sending the same message to several communities at once is called crossposting. Please only post to your local community first. If you don't get a response after 24-48 hours, you can then post to a neighbouring community - and wait again before posting to more.
Cross-posting is a problem for several other reasons:


* Members have the opportunity to see the posts in the area they are willing to travel via the distance setting, so there is no need to do it to reach interested people
Crossposting causes problems for several reasons:
* It increases the number of emails per community
* The person cross-posting may have to deal with excess responses
* It can be the cause of no-shows when people realize how far they'll have to drive
On the other hand avoiding cross-posting helps to keep things local, creates more of a sense of community and can mean less fuel used and less pollution. People who are interested in receiving lots of posts can always join lots of communities


Your friendly $groupname moderators.
* Members can already see posts from further afield by adjusting the distance setting, so there's no need to crosspost to reach interested people
* It increases the number of messages per community
* Whoever crossposts may end up dealing with an excess of responses
* It can cause no-shows, when people realise how far they'd have to travel


On the other hand, keeping to your local community helps create more of a sense of community, and can mean less fuel used and less pollution. Members who want to see more posts can always join more communities.


Your friendly $groupname volunteers


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Hi,
Hi,


We ask that members use their home communities in the first instance to
We ask that members use their home community first when offering or requesting items.
offer and request items.


Using one's home community has personal and collective, community and environmental benefits. It:
Using your home community first has personal, community and environmental benefits. It:


* Reduces the 'competition' for items
* Reduces competition for items
* Reduces 'no shows'
* Reduces no-shows
* Saves money - by possibly reducing the amount of travelling that community members need to do to give and receive items
* Saves money, by potentially reducing the amount of travel needed to give and receive items
* Reduces abuse of the system as the community is less anonymous - members get to know each other better which leads to fewer 'bad behaviours'
* Reduces abuse of the system, since a smaller community is less anonymous - members get to know each other better, which leads to fewer bad behaviours
* No transport? Local communities make Freegle more accessible to everyone
* Makes Freegle more accessible if you don't have transport
* No van/trailer? Bulky items may even be collectible on foot if they are only a few streets away
* Means bulky items may be collectable on foot if they're only a few streets away
* Reduces the number of emails per community - lots of smaller communities means we have more choice in how many posts we receive and from where we receive them.
* Reduces the number of messages per community
* Increases good neighbourliness
* Increases good neighbourliness and local community spirit
* Enhances the local community spirit
* Reduces the environmental impact of the distance travelled
* Reduces the negative environmental impact - distance travelled is lessened, reducing the carbon foot print
 
Thank you to all those members who already choose their local
Freegle community in the first instance.
 
With many thanks to everyone from the $groupname Team.


Thank you to everyone who already chooses their local Freegle community first.


With thanks from the $groupname team.


Back to [[Admins]]
Back to [[Admins]]


[[Category:Sample Admins]]
[[Category:Broadcast (Admin) Messages]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

Some communities' volunteers discourage members from posting to several communities at once, for the reasons set out on Cross-posting.

This page gives sample admin messages you can send to members to discourage or manage this practice.

In Trash Nothing's settings for your community, crossposting can be disabled altogether, or barred for specific other communities.

Sample admins

This general admin message is being sent to all $nummembers members of $groupname.

Sending the same message to several communities at once is called crossposting. Please only post to your local community first. If you don't get a response after 24-48 hours, you can then post to a neighbouring community - and wait again before posting to more.

Crossposting causes problems for several reasons:

  • Members can already see posts from further afield by adjusting the distance setting, so there's no need to crosspost to reach interested people
  • It increases the number of messages per community
  • Whoever crossposts may end up dealing with an excess of responses
  • It can cause no-shows, when people realise how far they'd have to travel

On the other hand, keeping to your local community helps create more of a sense of community, and can mean less fuel used and less pollution. Members who want to see more posts can always join more communities.

Your friendly $groupname volunteers

Hi,

We ask that members use their home community first when offering or requesting items.

Using your home community first has personal, community and environmental benefits. It:

  • Reduces competition for items
  • Reduces no-shows
  • Saves money, by potentially reducing the amount of travel needed to give and receive items
  • Reduces abuse of the system, since a smaller community is less anonymous - members get to know each other better, which leads to fewer bad behaviours
  • Makes Freegle more accessible if you don't have transport
  • Means bulky items may be collectable on foot if they're only a few streets away
  • Reduces the number of messages per community
  • Increases good neighbourliness and local community spirit
  • Reduces the environmental impact of the distance travelled

Thank you to everyone who already chooses their local Freegle community first.

With thanks from the $groupname team.

Back to Admins

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