1. Developing the UVA Want Ads

2. UVA Want-Ads on Collab : ITC announced closing of Usenet system (including the popular uva-wantads group) Gina Bull suggested Collab as a potential replacement Brief History Huge community demand for Want-Ads

3. Brief History Volunteer administrators solicited from Usenet community By the end of November 2007, a team of co-Administrators (“Moderators”) had been formed. Two Collab sites established: UVA Want Ads Want Ads Admin Team

4. Migrating UVA Want Ads Dedicated Collab Site Working site for administrators

5. Want-Ads Admin Team The Admin Team site served as worksite for discussing: Mission Statement Early Issues Emerging Issues And continues to serve as a place to discuss:

6. Mission Statement Collab Want Ads should be: Transparent (who “runs" the site) Community-built (solicit input) Simple (easy for users to migrate to Collab) Promoted

7. Early Issues Security (who can join) ◦Anyone with Collab access ◦Local UVA alums Guidelines for posting ◦Adopted Usenet policies Administering/Moderating ◦Volunteer ◦Rotating monthly (evolved to as-needed) Technical issues ◦Worked closely with ITC Collab Team

8. Setting up Want-Ads Site Tools: Home – site description Announcements Discussions & Private Msgs Became “Want Ads” Drop Box (available to group “Admin”) Wiki

9. Site Info Anyone with UVA email ID can become a member of Collab Want-Ads by joining the site Default Role is “Member” Members can: View messages (ads) Create their own messages (ads)

10. Site Info Moderators of Want-Ads are “Owners” of site Owners can: View all ads Create & delete their own ads Delete any ad Add participants and assign roles Edit & manage entire site

11. Site Info Creating an Admin Group share documents communications

12. Site Info ADD Group Select Members and assign to Group Admin Group now includes all members of the Moderator Team Admin Group is assigned “Owner” status.

13. Navigating UVA Want Ads

14. Discussion & Private Messages

15. Want Ads

16. Stickies & Announcements – stay at top of Discussion List “Normal” New Topic (Ad) with attachment and (1) reply

17. Site Info 1,846 members April 27th, 2009 1,862 members on May 29 th, 2009

18. Joining UVA Want-Ads To Join UVA Want Ads on Collab: Browse to: https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portalhttps://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portal Click the UVa Login button. Enter your computing ID and password for one of the types of accounts listed on the NetBadge authentication screen ◦Hint: Use the first part of your email address (not the @virginia.edu part). Aliases will not work. On the My Workspace tab, click on Membership in the lefthand column Click on “Joinable Sites” at the top of the view. Find UVa Want Ads in the list of joinable sites. Click the "join" link under the site title to join the site. Navigate to the UVa Want Ads site in the blue site navigation bar. Use the Want Ads link in the left menu to read and post ads!