Trash Nothing
Trashnothing website: https://trashnothing.com/beta/
Groups
This is an independent site, run and owned by Andrew Trusty, operating worldwide. The site connects into Freegle and Freecycle groups, giving the members a simple website to use for as many groups as they wish. Trash Nothing (TN) also provides the facility to set up a Trashnothing group on the site.
TN Members
People wanting to join a Freegle group via TN are connected to us from the TN site via a TN email address, eg. xxxxxxx32-g4577@user.trashnothing.com
A lot of new members join Freegle groups via TN, so they are a valuable resource. They post messages etc from the TN website and that is duplicated on the Freegle site. Taken and Received messages will come through to be moderated sometimes. They don’t appear on our message boards, but when approved our system will mark the original Offer/Request as complete automatically.
TN members can’t see chats, events, Volunteer ops, chitchat, thumbs up/down, profiles etc. TN provides a basic, simple messaging system into various groups.
Members can hide their name and various other things at https://trashnothing.com/beta/settings.
TN Member Moderation/Group Settings
Most of the time TN member moderation is the same as you would for FD ones except if using the duplicate message reject. It is useful to let FD members know they can now edit on the site instead of having to send a second post if they spot an error or have missed an image out, but TN members can’t do that.
There is a moderators page where you can specify things like what format TN subject lines are in and if/how crossposting is allowed. That is also where you can stop any TN footers etc. Volunteers should get a reminder about the settings every six months and you can access the site from the reminder. If there are any problems just email Andrew.
Example of six month reminder message: This is an automated reminder that it's been at least 6 months since the xxxx Freegle group settings have been updated on trashnothing.com. If the group rules, questionnaire or post format have changed in the last 90 days, please click the link below to update the settings: https://trashnothing.com/moderator/group-settings?id=xxxxFreegle
The Group Settings page on trashnothing.com is used to configure how the xxxx Freegle group works for members of the group who are using trashnothing.com email accounts. The settings on this page are meant to work alongside the group's existing rules and guidelines.
If you have any questions about the Group Settings page, you can contact us at the link https://trashnothing.com/contact and/or you can reach the moderators page from here https://trashnothing.com/moderator/group-settings?id=xxxxxFreegle
NOTE: This email will probably show up first on the ModTools chat interface.
Once you click the link in that email, you will be able to view and update the group settings.
It is probably worth checking which other TN groups are in your area so you are aware of the groups your TN members might also be members of, in case of queries etc. You might also wish to become a TN member so you are aware what your members can see and how the site operates from a member’s point of view.
Once you access the moderator page it’s pretty much self explanatory but worth telling your team why they are getting weird TN messages in group chat etc.
TN has Moderator FAQ and Help pages at the links below for a good introduction.
You can set the location format in Preferred Subject Line Location:
neighborhood name
town or city name
nearby cross streets
postal code
local
area and short post code
any of the above
other
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