InfoTeamManual:Member Support Team:Saved Reply List

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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
Account removal acknowledgement Member has requested that we delete their account data and we have done so None 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
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 b c d
Make a post b c d
Member Public Help email address b c d
Message forwarded to GOA b c d
Moderator not responding b c d
Moderator Volunteer b c d
No account but receiving emails b c d
Not Freecycle (Freegle) b c d
Not Freecycle (Trash Nothing) b c d
Not Freecycle (Yahoo Group) b c d
Not receiving or changed Freecycle emails (bounced) b c d
Password reset issue b c d
Photo not uploading or posting b c d
Photo orientation b c d
Popups b c d
Post photo b c d
Posts not posting b c d
Privacy Policy b c d
Received Admin b c d
Reply respond to post b c d
Request Entity too large (error 413) b c d
Reset Password b c d
Signup b c d
Site issue b c d
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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