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| − | | [[ | + | | [[ModsManual:Mod_ersatzfriend|Ersatzfriend]] is commonly used as a neutral backup CO-owner on Freecycle lists. |
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| Short for [http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/EULA.html End-User License Agreement], the type of license used for most software. An EULA is a legal contract between the manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application. | | Short for [http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/EULA.html End-User License Agreement], the type of license used for most software. An EULA is a legal contract between the manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application. | ||
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| − | | Interim Moderator is just what the name implies. This team takes over orphaned and abandoned groups, and managed parallel groups until a local moderator can be found and trained. ( [[ | + | | Interim Moderator is just what the name implies. This team takes over orphaned and abandoned groups, and managed parallel groups until a local moderator can be found and trained. ( [[ModsManual:volunteering#imod|More information]]) |
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| − | | My Freecycle - http://my.freecycle.org ( [[ | + | | My Freecycle - http://my.freecycle.org ( [[ModsManual:my_1|More information]]) |
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| − | | Mentor Mods - ( [[ | + | | Mentor Mods - ( [[ModsManual:volunteering#mentor|More information]]) |
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* [http://www.freecycle.org/tos Freecycle's Terms of Service]<br> | * [http://www.freecycle.org/tos Freecycle's Terms of Service]<br> | ||
* [http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html Yahoo's Terms of Service] ( [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoogroups] ) | * [http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html Yahoo's Terms of Service] ( [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoogroups] ) | ||
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| + | | The [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKModSquad UK Modsquad] is a Group for UK based moderators to discuss issues and queries on. | ||
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Revision as of 08:15, 22 April 2009
Common Abbreviations / Acronyms and Their Meanings
The following acronyms are commonly used on Freecycle(TM)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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T
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B
| BOD | Board of Directors |
E
| EF | Ersatzfriend is commonly used as a neutral backup CO-owner on Freecycle lists. |
| EULA | Short for End-User License Agreement, the type of license used for most software. An EULA is a legal contract between the manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application. |
F
| FC | FC - Freecycle - "Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community." |
G
| GO | Group Owner (Also Lead Moderator) |
| GOA | Group Outreach and Assistance is there to help group mods that have problems they need to resolve. Overlap? They figure it out with the local mods. Abandoned group? Sales offer being allowed? The GOA has the authority and experience to be the final arbiter of any and every issue out there. |
H
| HUB | A team which consist of the lead mods of each volunteer team which includes the Mod Squad, Tech Team, Interim Mods, Back Office, Group Outreach and Assistance, and the New Group Approvers. |
I
| IMOD | Interim Moderator is just what the name implies. This team takes over orphaned and abandoned groups, and managed parallel groups until a local moderator can be found and trained. ( More information) |
L
| LM | Lead Moderator (of a Freecycle group) |
M
| MF | My Freecycle - http://my.freecycle.org ( More information) |
| MM | Mentor Mods - ( More information) |
| MMods | Mentor Mods - ( More information) |
| MOD | Moderator (of a Freecycle group) |
| MRA | Moderator Resource Assistance |
| MS | Modsquad |
| MYF | My Freecycle - http://my.freecycle.org ( More information) |
N
| NGA | The New Group Approver has the authority to help potential new groups get their ducks in a row and to either approve or deny their request for a new group. These fine people help avoid overlap with existing groups and make sure that the new group moderators are on the right path |
O
| OIDG | The Org Issues Discussion Group focuses on issues central to the ongoing development of Freecycle.org. It is a separate yahoo group started by a vote from Mod Squad members to remove organizational issues from within the Mod Squad group. |
P
| PPU | Pending Pickup (not recommended but is used on some member lists) |
S
| STC | Subject to Collection (not recommended but is used on some member lists) |
T
| TFN | The Freecycle Network |
| TM | Trademark |
| TOS | Terms Of Service |
U
| UKMS | The UK Modsquad is a Group for UK based moderators to discuss issues and queries on. |
