Online Tools

How to use When2meet. How to apply for a your-group@extinctionrebellion.uk email address. For the XR-specific tools, see Shelf 1.

How to use When2meet Polls

When2meet polls are a really useful tool for helping groups to decide which times are suitable for them to be together. It is a free tool and relatively easy to use, once you know how. There is a little video here, as well as this guide. It is divided into three pieces: the first section for people filling a poll; the second for people who want to keep an eye on what the poll is telling them; and the third is useful for someone setting a poll up.

This is a similar app to Doodle for choosing when to meet.

Important note: whilst When2meet can be accessed on a mobile device, it works much better on a computer. This might mean that if you receive the link via a social media chat, you are well advised to email it to yourself so you can use it on your desktop.

Filling in a When2meet

‘Reading’ a When2meet

Setting up a When2meet

How to apply for a your-group@extinctionrebellion.uk email address

This page explains which groups are eligible for XR email addresses, and how to apply for one

Is your group eligible?

The following types of group may be issued with email addresses :

Addresses cannot be issued to:

Is your group on the 'Communications Hub'?

Addresses can only be issued to groups whose existance has been recorded on the XR UK Communications Hub since we* use the hub to verify requests. If your group is not yet listed you should ask your 'Group Admin' or the 'Group Admin' of your parent circle* to help with this.

Are you personally on the 'Communications Hub'?

The applicant should be personally listed on the hub as holding a core role* in the group requesting an email. If you're not yet listed you should ask your 'Group Admin' or the 'Group Admin' of your parent circle* to help with this (more here).

How to apply

If you're happy that you/your group meet the above criteria please make your request with a message to this chat channel (on XR's Mattermost).

If you need an address urgently but are unable to immediately fulfill all the above criteria, please ask for advice in the above channel anyway: We may be able to find a work-around

Footnotes:

  1. Who is 'we'? Your-group@extinctionrebellion.uk email addresses are administered by the Digital Discussions Applications Team
  2. A 'core role' would be any of 'External Co-ordinator', 'Internal Co-ordinator' or 'Group Admin' etc
  3. 'Parent circle': For local groups the 'parent circle' would be your regional group

This page has been contributed by the Digital Discussions Applications Team. February 2023.