Dear Freecycle(TM) Members,
Please join me in congratulating my co-Moderator on the newest addition to her family. She had a beautiful baby boy.
CONGRATULATIONS CHARENE!
Next, we wanted to let you all know that the Member Plugin is up and running! So many of our members have written in with rave reviews... they love it as much as we do!
It has so many awesome features that we know you will all love! We encourage you all to install it and try it out. You won't need to do anything with it but install it to your computer and then log onto the site.
Now onto our previously scheduled ADMIN rerun...
Are you looking for an easier way to post messages? The chances are that at some point, you've had a moderator ask you to correct something in your post - for example, you might have gotten the subject line wrong. That creates extra work for you and the moderators and creates delay hassles, because you only find that out after you've sent your message.
So wouldn't it be great if you could get the messages right in the first place? That's what this is for - it's a tool to help you create suitable messages for Freecycle(TM) groups!
An easy way to get your message formatting right is to use the Freecycle Member Plugin for Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
Here are some relevant links (also found on our Links page):
Member Plugin Group:
Yahoo! Groups - discussion group for people using the Freecycle Member Plugin for FF or IE.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MemberPlugin/
Member Plugin Wiki:
Help installing and using the plugin.
http://wiki.memberplugin.org/index.php/Main_Page
Member's Freecycle Plugin for Firefox:
A tool to help you create suitable messages for Freecycle groups.
http://wiki.memberplugin.org/index.php/Installing_Mozilla_Firefox_Version
Member's Freecycle Plugin for Internet Explorer:
A tool to help you create suitable messages for Freecycle groups.
http://wiki.memberplugin.org/index.php/Installing_Internet_Explorer_Version
Are you thinking, "Why bother?" Here are a few more good reasons to use the plugin:
1.) It shows you your recent OFFER and WANTED posts, so you can keep track of what items you're still offering or looking for.
2.) It allows you to easily mark your posts as TAKEN or RECEIVED with just a few clicks - so you can keep other people informed without having to compose a whole new post.
3.) It hides posts you probably don't want to see. And once you've installed, all this works within Yahoo's web pages - so you don't need to remember to go to another site, or sign up anywhere else - it all just comes for free.
4.) It is pre-configured so that you will always remember how to set up your subject lines and messages. It will drastically reduce the need for moderators to send reminder emails to you and have you repost your items.
http://wiki.memberplugin.org/index.php/Why_Bother%3F
We sincerely hope you all try out the Member Plugin. It's a wonderful tool that will make posting a snap!
Your Friendly Tacoma Area Freecycle(TM) Moderators
Questions? Comments? TacomaAreaFreecycle-owner@yahoogroups.com
QUICK GUIDE TO CORRECT SUBJECT LINE FORMAT:
(Use ONLY one of these four keywords)
OFFER: couch - (Your Home Location)
TAKEN: couch - (Your Home Location)
WANTED: garden hose - (Your Home Location)
RECEIVED: garden hose - (Your Home Location)
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Compose messages easily with Internet Explorer and *Firefox* Freecycle Plugins from http://wiki.memberplugin.org. Click to install it today!
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Please join our new forum, the Tacoma Area Freecycle Café. It is a place where you can share links, services, resources, community agencies, volunteer opportunities, trade, or barter.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TacomaAreaFreecycle_Cafe
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(c) 2003 The Freecycle Network http://www.Freecycle.org). All rights reserved. Freecycle and the Freecycle logo are trademarks of The Freecycle Network in the United States and/or other countries.
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COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS? Email: TacomaAreaFreecycle-owner@yahoogroups.com
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