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Admins are emails sent to your whole community, either responding to a problem that's come up or sharing good news - for example a membership milestone, or a stall at the local green fair. | |||
Admins | Since January 2025, Admins can be sent in two formats: Essential or Newsletter. This split was introduced because many members objected to receiving non-essential information - see https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/admins-and-newsletters/8178 for the explanation. | ||
Below is a selection of standard Admins. Use them as they are, or adapt them to your community's needs. | |||
==Issues== | |||
Send these in response to problems that commonly arise. | |||
*[[Sample Admin: Animals|Animals]] - no Offer or Wanted messages | |||
*[[Be nice]] - reminder to members to Be Nice | |||
*[[Sample Admin: Animals|Animals]] | |||
*[[Be nice]] | |||
*[[Autoresponders]] | *[[Autoresponders]] | ||
*[[Collecting Offers]] | *[[Collecting Offers]] - reminder about arranging safe collection of items | ||
*[[Copyright]] | *[[Copyright]] | ||
*[[Crossposting]] | *[[Crossposting]] | ||
*[[Fair offer policy]] | *[[Fair offer policy]] | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Raising funds for Freegle|Fundraising]] | *[[Sample Admin: Raising funds for Freegle|Fundraising]] - appeal for funding | ||
*[[Inappropriate Messages]] | *[[Inappropriate Messages]] - Admin after an inappropriate message has been posted | ||
*[[Keep it Local]] | *[[Keep it Local]] | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Keep safe|Keep safe]] | *[[Sample Admin: Keep safe|Keep safe]] - reminder about personal safety | ||
*[[Multiple posts]] | *[[Multiple posts]] | ||
*[[Sample Admin: No-shows|No-shows]] | *[[Sample Admin: No-shows|No-shows]] | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Reselling|Reselling]] | *[[Sample Admin: Reselling|Reselling]] - 4 messages about selling items | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Sob stories|Sob stories]] | *[[Sample Admin: Sob stories|Sob stories]] | ||
*[[Too many emails]] | *[[Too many emails]] - explaining to members how to change their email settings | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Too many wanteds|Too many wanteds]] | *[[Sample Admin: Too many wanteds|Too many wanteds]] | ||
*[[Virus warnings]] | *[[Virus warnings]] | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Woodburning stoves|Woodburning stoves]] | *[[Sample Admin: Woodburning stoves|Woodburning stoves]] - with particular reference to not using furniture that could still be used | ||
*[[Zero Tolerance]] | *[[Zero Tolerance]] | ||
==Auto Admins== | |||
There is a bank of automatic Admins that appear in your Admin settings on ModTools from time to time, suggesting an Admin to send to encourage more freegling. These are generated centrally, and you can edit them, post them out, or ignore them. They're categorised as newsletters (not essential). The current messages are on this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e5zyMNwiaAtdxHP7fFkuPy4bLu-VAGmfgJOBClmqHD8/edit?usp=drivesdk | |||
==Use the community== | |||
Individual Admins that encourage more freegling: | |||
*[[Bank Holiday]] - encouraging freegling rather than tipping | |||
*[[Sample Admin: New local Freegle Community opened|New local community opened]] | |||
*[[Bank Holiday]] | |||
*[[Sample Admin: New local Freegle Community opened|New local community opened]] | |||
*[[Spring Cleaning!]] | *[[Spring Cleaning!]] | ||
*[[Christmas]] | *[[Christmas]] | ||
==Techy Admins== | |||
Technical innovations and explanations: | |||
Technical innovations and explanations: | *[[Sample Admin: Events|Events]] - about the facility to publicise community events | ||
*[[Sample Admin: Events|Events]] | |||
*[[Sample Admin: Feedback system|Feedback system]] | *[[Sample Admin: Feedback system|Feedback system]] | ||
==Links== | |||
*[[Volunteer (Moderator) Recruiting]] | *[[Volunteer (Moderator) Recruiting]] | ||
*[[Sample Messages]] | *[[Sample Messages]] | ||
*[[ModTools#Admins]] | *[[ModTools#Admins]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Moderating with ModTools]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
Admins are emails sent to your whole community, either responding to a problem that's come up or sharing good news - for example a membership milestone, or a stall at the local green fair.
Since January 2025, Admins can be sent in two formats: Essential or Newsletter. This split was introduced because many members objected to receiving non-essential information - see https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/admins-and-newsletters/8178 for the explanation.
Below is a selection of standard Admins. Use them as they are, or adapt them to your community's needs.
Issues
Send these in response to problems that commonly arise.
- Animals - no Offer or Wanted messages
- Be nice - reminder to members to Be Nice
- Autoresponders
- Collecting Offers - reminder about arranging safe collection of items
- Copyright
- Crossposting
- Fair offer policy
- Fundraising - appeal for funding
- Inappropriate Messages - Admin after an inappropriate message has been posted
- Keep it Local
- Keep safe - reminder about personal safety
- Multiple posts
- No-shows
- Reselling - 4 messages about selling items
- Sob stories
- Too many emails - explaining to members how to change their email settings
- Too many wanteds
- Virus warnings
- Woodburning stoves - with particular reference to not using furniture that could still be used
- Zero Tolerance
Auto Admins
There is a bank of automatic Admins that appear in your Admin settings on ModTools from time to time, suggesting an Admin to send to encourage more freegling. These are generated centrally, and you can edit them, post them out, or ignore them. They're categorised as newsletters (not essential). The current messages are on this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e5zyMNwiaAtdxHP7fFkuPy4bLu-VAGmfgJOBClmqHD8/edit?usp=drivesdk
Use the community
Individual Admins that encourage more freegling:
- Bank Holiday - encouraging freegling rather than tipping
- New local community opened
- Spring Cleaning!
- Christmas
Techy Admins
Technical innovations and explanations:
- Events - about the facility to publicise community events
- Feedback system
