Moderator Manual:Coronavirus - Revision history

Alisonkamat at 15:34, 5 August 2022

2022-08-05T15:34:03Z

Alisonkamat at 15:31, 5 August 2022

2022-08-05T15:31:26Z

Alisonkamat at 15:30, 5 August 2022

2022-08-05T15:30:28Z

Alisonkamat at 15:48, 2 November 2020

2020-11-02T15:48:23Z

Alisonkamat: Deron's edits

2020-06-09T14:16:48Z

Deron's edits

Alisonkamat at 14:44, 7 June 2020

2020-06-07T14:44:53Z

Alisonkamat at 14:39, 7 June 2020

2020-06-07T14:39:54Z

Alisonkamat: Clarified that this guidance is primarily for moderators in areas under lockdown

2020-06-07T14:19:26Z

Clarified that this guidance is primarily for moderators in areas under lockdown

Alisonkamat: added link

2020-03-28T15:01:28Z

added link

Alisonkamat: new page

2020-03-26T18:18:56Z

new page

New page

== Change of focus ==
Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. The Freecycle platform offers an opportunity to refocus our local groups in service of our communities, by:
*serving as information hubs and help centers for local communities
*allowing essential/basic necessities, things that would save a person from a trip to the store
*disallowing nonessential items
*disallowing transactions that require person-to-person contact
== Community information ==

Following are some examples of crisis info and updates:
*local testing sites -- WANTED: where can I do a drive-thru virus test?
*shopping restrictions
*critical info for your community -- OFFER: info on where new tent hospital is, ADMIN: list of emergency info
== Basic necessities ==
Please allow items which are essential/basic necessities, following local and national guidance. All pickups/deliveries should be made following [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults social distancing guidelines].
*OFFER: we have extra masks and TP (porch pickup)
*WANTED: we could use canned soup for our grandmother
== Putting your group on Emergency Full Moderation ==
In order to restrict posts to basic necessities, the first thing you should do is put your group on Emergency Full Moderation. The button for Emergency Full Moderation is on the [[How_To_Use_Mod_Tools#INFO_AND_OPTIONS_PAGE|Info and Options Page]]. Using this button sends every post to moderators for approval. The EFM period normally lasts for 3 days, but this is being extended to 2 weeks for the current crisis.

Some moderators may opt to not allow any posts at all for a period of time. We get that, and respect that, and we have your back if that's your choice locally. However, we do feel that by doing a bit more, with *great* care, we may be able to save lives, improve local well being and help to protect the local community.

== For more information ==
[[COVID-19|Click here for a list of links to national/state information resources]]

== If you'd like to do more ==
We are temporarily relaxing our one group per mod rule. Reach out to your GOA and find out if you can take on a second nearby group to moderate on a temporary basis.
== If you need help ==
Finally: are you too overwhelmed with other things right now and unable to moderate at all? [[Moderator_Manual:How_to_Contact_Your_GOA|Please reach out to your regional Group Outreach and Assistance volunteer]] and we'll help find someone to fill in temporarily moderating your local group.

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		+	Thanks to widespread vaccination, this page is no longer relevant, and we hope it stays irrelevant for many years to come.
	=COVID-19 information for all groups =		=COVID-19 information for all groups =
	Please monitor posts on your group to make sure they comply with all governmental requirements. [[COVID-19\|Click here for the latest COVID-19 guidance for members.]]		Please monitor posts on your group to make sure they comply with all governmental requirements. [[COVID-19\|Click here for the latest COVID-19 guidance for members.]]

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	= If you need help =		= If you need help =
−	Finally: are you too overwhelmed with other things right now and unable to moderate at all? [~~[Moderator_Manual~~:~~How_to_Contact_Your_GOA\|~~Please reach out to your regional Group Outreach and Assistance volunteer]] and we'll help find someone to fill in temporarily moderating your local group.	+	Finally: are you too overwhelmed with other things right now and unable to moderate at all? [https://freecycle.org/pages/ModManual/GOAs#ContactGOA Please reach out to your regional Group Outreach and Assistance volunteer] and we'll help find someone to fill in temporarily moderating your local group.

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 =For areas under lockdown for COVID-19=
 == Change of focus ==
-Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. In those areas still under lockdown, the Freecycle platform offers an opportunity for those local groups to refocus on critical services by:
+Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. In those areas under lockdown, the Freecycle platform offers an opportunity for those local groups to refocus on critical services by:
 *serving as information hubs and help centers for local communities
 *allowing essential/basic necessities, things that would save a person from a trip to the store

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 =For areas under lockdown for COVID-19=
 == Change of focus ==
-Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. The Freecycle platform offers an opportunity to refocus our local groups in service of communities under lockdown, by:
+Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. In those areas still under lockdown, the Freecycle platform offers an opportunity for those local groups to refocus on critical services by:
 *serving as information hubs and help centers for local communities
 *allowing essential/basic necessities, things that would save a person from a trip to the store

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 =COVID-19 information for all groups =
-[[COVID-19|Click here for the latest COVID-19 guidance for members]]
+Please monitor posts on your group to make sure they comply with all governmental requirements. [[COVID-19|Click here for the latest COVID-19 guidance for members.]]
 =For areas under lockdown for COVID-19=

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 *WANTED: we could use canned soup for our grandmother
 == Putting your group on Emergency Full Moderation ==
-If your local situation requires restricting posts to only basic necessities, the first thing you should do is put your group on Emergency Full Moderation. The button for Emergency Full Moderation is on the [[How_To_Use_Mod_Tools#INFO_AND_OPTIONS_PAGE|Info and Options Page]]. Using this button sends every post to moderators for approval. The EFM period normally lasts for 3 days, but this is being extended to 2 weeks for the current crisis.
+If your local situation requires restricting posts to only basic necessities, the first thing you should do is put your group on Emergency Full Moderation. The button for Emergency Full Moderation is on the [[How_To_Use_Mod_Tools#INFO_AND_OPTIONS_PAGE|Info and Options Page]]. Using this button sends every post to moderators for approval. The EFM period normally lasts for 2 weeks.
 Some moderators may opt to not allow any posts at all for a period of time. We get that, and respect that, and we have your back if that's your choice locally. However, we do feel that by doing a bit more, with *great* care, we may be able to save lives, improve local well being and help to protect the local community.

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+=COVID-19 information for all groups =
 == Change of focus ==
-Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. The Freecycle platform offers an opportunity to refocus our local groups in service of our communities, by:
+Freecycle is a global community, and right now our community is under threat from a global pandemic. While we remain committed to reducing waste and keeping items out of the landfill, our main concern is the health and well-being of our members. The Freecycle platform offers an opportunity to refocus our local groups in service of communities under lockdown, by:
 *serving as information hubs and help centers for local communities
 *allowing essential/basic necessities, things that would save a person from a trip to the store
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 *disallowing transactions that require person-to-person contact
 == Community information ==
 Following are some examples of crisis info and updates:
 *local testing sites -- WANTED: where can I do a drive-thru virus test?
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 *critical info for your community -- OFFER: info on where new tent hospital is, ADMIN: list of emergency info
 == Basic necessities ==
-Please allow items which are essential/basic necessities, following local and national guidance. All pickups/deliveries should be made following [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults social distancing guidelines].
+For areas under lockdown, please allow items which are essential/basic necessities, following local and national guidance. All pickups/deliveries should be made following [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults social distancing guidelines].
 *OFFER: we have extra masks and TP (porch pickup)
 *WANTED: we could use canned soup for our grandmother
 == Putting your group on Emergency Full Moderation ==
-In order to restrict posts to basic necessities, the first thing you should do is put your group on Emergency Full Moderation. The button for Emergency Full Moderation is on the [[How_To_Use_Mod_Tools#INFO_AND_OPTIONS_PAGE|Info and Options Page]]. Using this button sends every post to moderators for approval. The EFM period normally lasts for 3 days, but this is being extended to 2 weeks for the current crisis.
+If your local situation requires restricting posts to only basic necessities, the first thing you should do is put your group on Emergency Full Moderation. The button for Emergency Full Moderation is on the [[How_To_Use_Mod_Tools#INFO_AND_OPTIONS_PAGE|Info and Options Page]]. Using this button sends every post to moderators for approval. The EFM period normally lasts for 3 days, but this is being extended to 2 weeks for the current crisis.
 Some moderators may opt to not allow any posts at all for a period of time. We get that, and respect that, and we have your back if that's your choice locally. However, we do feel that by doing a bit more, with *great* care, we may be able to save lives, improve local well being and help to protect the local community.
-== For more information ==
+= For more information =
 [[COVID-19|Click here for a list of links to national/state information resources]]
-== If you'd like to do more ==
+= If you need help =
 Finally: are you too overwhelmed with other things right now and unable to moderate at all? [[Moderator_Manual:How_to_Contact_Your_GOA|Please reach out to your regional Group Outreach and Assistance volunteer]] and we'll help find someone to fill in temporarily moderating your local group.

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 == If you'd like to do more ==
-We are temporarily relaxing our one group per mod rule. Reach out to your GOA and find out if you can take on a second nearby group to moderate on a temporary basis.
+We are temporarily relaxing our one group per mod rule. [[Moderator_Manual:How_to_Contact_Your_GOA|Please reach out to your GOA]] and find out if you can take on a second nearby group to moderate on a temporary basis.
 == If you need help ==
 Finally: are you too overwhelmed with other things right now and unable to moderate at all? [[Moderator_Manual:How_to_Contact_Your_GOA|Please reach out to your regional Group Outreach and Assistance volunteer]] and we'll help find someone to fill in temporarily moderating your local group.