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|Member reports that they have added a photo to a post but photo doesn't appear online with the post OR reports that they are unable to attach a photo to a post
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|Member reports that they have added a photo to a post but photo doesn't appear online with the post.
 
|Explains that we are experiencing intermittent issues with photos; recommends trying again late or with different device
 
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|Member says they received a message from local mods but they didn't make a post that breaks the rule being described. Many times the Admins don't provide any context or indication that it's a general announcement and members think it's directed at them specifically.
 
|Member says they received a message from local mods but they didn't make a post that breaks the rule being described. Many times the Admins don't provide any context or indication that it's a general announcement and members think it's directed at them specifically.
|Explanation that it's a general Admin and can be ignored if the member hasn't done what is described.
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|Explanation that it's a general Admin and can be ignored if the member hasn't done what is described; direction to contact local group moderator.
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Revision as of 13:25, 2 August 2018

Saved Reply Title List
Last updated July 11, 2018


Here's the current list of Saved Replies with notes about what each covers. Helpful hint: hit control/F on your keyboard to search for keywords to find the answer you need.

Saved Reply Use When Instructions included Related/Similar Replies
Account bounced deleted Member says they had an account in the past but it has "disappeared" Explanation of why account was deleted; instructions for signing up and preventing this in the future Signup; Not receiving emails or email preferences changed (bounced)
Account removal acknowledgement Member has requested that we delete their account data and we have done so. NOTE: Only the Team Lead can delete accounts. None
Advertise or Sponsor We receive a question about how to advertise on the Freecycle website or become a Sponsor Signing up for Google Ads None
Can't login Member is having any type of trouble logging in and you can see that they have an active Freecycle account Clear cookies and request a password reset Account Bounced Deleted
Change email preferences Member wants to receive more or less Freecycle email Changing email preferences in My Groups/Change Settings. Options are: One for each post, Email Digest, or None apart from Admins If their preferences have changed without their knowledge, use Not receiving or changed Freecycle emails (bounced)
Change home group & leave a group Member wants to leave a group, usually because they are moving/have moved Leaving a group; joining a new group; setting a new Home group If you are not sure whether the member wants to unsubscribe from emails, leave a group, or quit Freecycle altogether, use Unsubscribe
Change Password Member wants to change their password Changing password in My Info. Member must be able to log in to do this. If they cannot log in, use Can't Login which includes instructions on resetting password.
Change registered email address Member wants to change their email address Changing email address in My Info. Member must be logged in to do this. If they cannot log in, use in conjunction with Can't Login
Change username Member wants to change their username Includes the two options: delete your account and rejoin (must be able to log in to do this) or request Tech team do it for them. If they cannot log in, use this in combination with Can't Login
Clear cookies URL Adding clear cookies instructions to another Saved Reply Provides a link to a set of instructions for clearing cookies on several popular browsers For full Cookies explanation and instructions, use Cookies
Clear cookies in Google Chrome URL Member needs to clear cookies from Chrome browser; member wants to clear just Freecycle cookies from Chrome Step-by-step instructions for clearing cookies in Google Chrome Cookies
Contact info for moderators who need help Moderator contacts us looking for help with Mod Tools or with moderating their group Email address for Mod Help and instruction to contact their GOA for all non-technical issues None
Contact local group moderator Member has sent a message about something that should be handled by their group Mod OR when they have tried to email mod and received no response. Provides instructions for contacting Mods via the Freecycle website. Member must be able to log in to do this. Use Mod volunteer when the member is trying to submit application to be a moderator
Cookies Member is having difficulty logging in or getting password reset and is getting error messages saying username, email or password is "not recognized" or if they experience a "loop" back to the login screen. Brief explanation of the issues removing cookies will resolve and link to website that describes how to remove cookies from several popular browsers Can't Login; if there is a hyphen/dash "-" in the member's email address, see Hyphen in email address
Cross Post to multiple groups Member asks whether it's possible to/ how to send the same post to multiple groups at the same time Explanation that this isn't possible and a separate post must be made in each group; clicking through "possible duplicate post" system warning; contact local mods Duplicated post error message
Data Privacy Policy Member requests information about the Freecycle Privacy Policy Link to Privacy page on the Freecycle website None
Donation funds use explanation Members ask what donated funds are used for Provides a link to the explanation on Freecycle.org of how funds donated to Freecycle are used Donation Options
Donation options Member asks how to donate or requests a different method for sending donation than the one included in the donation request email Provides four options: PayPal, Freecycle website (also via PayPal), Facebook, and mail Donation funds use explanation
Duplicated post error message Member indicates that they were prevented from making a post and received the message that the post was a duplicate Clicking through the error message will allow the post to go through Cross Post to multiple groups
Edit post Member asks how to edit an existing post Explanation that it's not possible to edit a post except to add a photo. Options are to delete post or ask group mod to edit. None
Email address for contact list address book Adding the address to another Saved Reply email address: email_relay@freecycle.org None
Email reply not delivered (reply going to Freecycle) Member says that they replied to a post email and got an "undeliverable" message back Finding the correct email address in the body of the post, copying and pasting it into the TO field of the reply email None
Email settings changed (bounced) Member says that email preference settings changed without their knowledge Adding Freecycle email address to contact list; re-setting email preferences. Must be logged in to do this. Change email preferences
Facebook login Member wants to log in with Facebook. Must have signed up directly on Freecycle.org first. Setting up Facebook login; changing username from Facebook assigned number the next time the member logs in Signup
Forward to Deron Only used by the Team Lead unless otherwise advised None None
Forward to GOA Member message needs to be forwarded to their area GOA Generic template; add specifics related to the issue reported in the message None
How will I get responses to my post? Member asks how they will get responses to post or says that they have not received any responses None None
Hyphen in email address Member has difficulty signing up, logging in, or changing password or other My Info information AND their email address contains hyphens/dashes "-", getting message that "email address is already in use". Could be mistaken for a cookie issue. Explains that the hyphen in email addresses prevent the system from recognizing the entire address. Recommends signing up with another email address. Can't login
Invalid Location error message Member is unable to make a post, getting the error message "Invalid Location" Correctly filling in the "What is your approximate location" field in the post; setting default location Make a post
Join group Member has joined Freecycle but hasn't joined a local group How to join a group; how many groups a member can join; how to post Signup
Leave group Member wants to leave a group without joining another group (may have already joined a new group) How to leave a group from the My Groups tab, Change Settings option if they want to leave a group and join another, use Change home group & leave a group; Unsubscribe provides instructions for leaving a group too
Login URL Inserting the main Freecycle URL for logging in into another saved reply None None
Make a post Member asks how to post or member sends what looks like a post to the Help mailbox Step by step instructions for creating a post. Member must be logged in to do this. Signup; Join group
Member Public Help email address Adding the Freecycle Help email address to another saved reply; asking a Member to forward an email to us None None
Message forwarded to GOA Responding to a member to let them know that we have forwarded their message to their area GOA None Forward to GOA is the message to use when forwarding a Member's message to a GOA
Moderator not responding Member tells us they have emailed their local group moderator and not had a response Contacting moderators via the Freecycle website; requests details about the group (town, state/province, country) so the message can be forwarded to area GOA Contact local group moderator; Moderator Volunteer
Moderator Volunteer Member tells us they have tried to respond to a recruitment email for new moderators for their local group but have received an "undeliverable" message or the mods have not responded Contacting moderators via the Freecycle website, providing the completed questionnaire Contact local group moderator; Moderator not responding
No account but receiving emails Non-member (no active Freecycle account) reports receiving emails from Freecycle Check the TO field of the email to see if it is coming from email_relay@freecycle.org; forwarding a recent email so we can investigate where it is coming from Not Freecycle... (Freegle), (Trash Nothing), (Yahoo Group)
Not Freecycle (Freegle) Member or non-member provides example of an email from Freegle Explanation that this is a separate organization from Freecycle; recommendation to contact the other organization No account but receiving emails
Not Freecycle (Trash Nothing) Member or non-member provides example of an email from Trash Nothing Explanation that this is a separate organization from Freecycle; recommendation to contact the other organization No account but receiving emails
Not Freecycle (Yahoo Group) Member or non-member provides example of an email from a Yahoo Group Explanation that this is a separate organization from Freecycle; recommendation to contact the other organization No account but receiving emails
Not receiving emails or email preferences changed (bounced) Member tells us that they stopped receiving emails or that their email preferences changed without their knowledge Explanation that email preferences change when member's email provider marks Freecycle emails as spam and "bounces" them; adding Freecycle email address to contact list to prevent Freecycle emails being marked as spam If the member does not have an active Freecycle account, use Account bounced deleted
Password reset issue Member reports problem with password reset but doesn't provide details, OR has requested a password reset but hasn't received the email OR is not able to get to the form to request a password reset Clearing cookies; checking spam folder for password reset email; adding Freecycle email address to contact list Cookies
Photo not posting Member reports that they have added a photo to a post but photo doesn't appear online with the post. Explains that we are experiencing intermittent issues with photos; recommends trying again late or with different device Post photo; Photo not uploading
Photo orientation Member reports that photos are appearing sideways or upside-down Explains that there is a glitch with the Freecycle website; recommends rotating the device when taking the photo Post photo
Photo not uploading Member reports that they are unable to attach a photo to a post Explains that we are experiencing intermittent issues with photos; recommends trying again late or with different device Post photo; Photo not posting
Popups Member reports excessive and/or inappropriate popup ads on the Freecycle website Notes that these ads are not coming from Freecycle; recommends clearing cookies and installing a popup blocker None
Post photo Member asks how to include a photo in their post Step by step instructions for uploading a photo when making a post or afterwards in My Posts Photo orientation, Photo not uploading or posting
Posts not posting Member reports that they have made a post but have not received a post email or cannot find the post on the Freecycle website Checking My Posts to see if it is Pending Mod Approval; paging through the group posts to find the post; contact moderators Contact local group moderator
Received Admin Member says they received a message from local mods but they didn't make a post that breaks the rule being described. Many times the Admins don't provide any context or indication that it's a general announcement and members think it's directed at them specifically. Explanation that it's a general Admin and can be ignored if the member hasn't done what is described; direction to contact local group moderator. Contact local group moderator
Reply respond to post Member asks how to reply to a post they are interested in. Instructions for the three ways to respond to a post: Reply by email, Reply Online (from email), Reply on the Website None
Request Entity too large (error 413) Member receives this error message when trying to upload a photo with a post. Explanation of the error message, the maximum photo size allowed, and links to websites explaining how to resize a photo. Resize a Photo
Reset Password Member reports they forgot password. Instructions for how to request a password reset; instructions to add email_relay@freecycle.org to their contact list to prevent reset email from being marked as spam. Can't login
Resize a Photo Member receives an error message when trying to upload a photo with a post. Explanation of the maximum photo size allowed and links to websites explaining how to resize a photo. Request Entity too large (error 413)
Signup Non-member asks how to sign up; Non-member sends a message with the text of a post they want to make. Instructions for signing up, joining a group, making a post, and adding email_relay@freecycle.org to their contact list to prevent reset email from being marked as spam. Make a post, Join group
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Spam or Scam report b c d
Sponsor partnership proposal b c d
Start new group b c d
Thanks b c d
Unsubscribe b c d
Waiting for group membership to be approved b c d
Whitelist on gmail b c d
Why was my account deleted? b c d
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