Finding & joining nearby groups
Once you’ve signed up to the Restarters.net, you can join local groups or create your own. Find your nearest group(s) and those you’ve joined already by clicking on the ‘Groups’ button in the top menu:
Clicking or tapping on the name of a group will take you to the group’s page. Here you’ll see the group’s description, key stats, events and members. Joining local groups means you can get notifications when they run events and help improve their repair data. To join the group, simply click/tap the ‘join group’ button in the top right:
Creating a group
If there aren’t any groups near you and you’d like to start your own, just click the ‘Create new group’ button at the top on the right of the Groups page. You can give your new group a name, website, location, description and image:
Once your group has been created, it will need to be approved by an admin. This should take no longer than 2 working days and will generally be much quicker. After being approved, you can invite people to join via email, create events (which will automatically appear on our main website) and start inputting repair data to your events.
Editing a group
You can edit the details of your own repair group from the Edit group link just above the group’s description:
Please note – your group’s information will appear publicly on the Restart Project website. Please refrain from sharing personal data that you would not want to be made available publicly.
In editing your group, you can change the following information:
- Your group’s name
- Your group’s website – this will appear on your group page
- Your group’s description
- Your group’s location
- Your group’s logo
Setting your group’s location
The Location field (next to the map) is used to geocode where your group appears on the map. Here, you can use a specific address, location, and/or postcode. The pin on the map will move when you input your address.
Describe your group
The description field is how people get to know your group. You can put in pictures, links, and rich format text.
Be sure to include practical information, such as:
- What does your group fix? Are you focused only on electronics, or do you also do other repairs (e.g. clothing, bicycles, furniture, broken hearts, etc.)?
- Do people have to RSVP for your events? If so, how do they register a place?
- How do groups get in touch with you if they have questions?
- Are you looking for volunteer help? If so, how would one volunteer with your group?
Next: Creating an event
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