2025-auction/bidding-guide

Bidding guide for the FSF’s Memorabilia Silent Auction

We recommend watching this video, which explains in detail how to place a bid on the LibrePlanet wiki. If you prefer reading over watching, you can find written instructions below.

Requirements

In order to place a bid, you must have a my.fsf.org account. If you do not have an account yet, you can create a member account (requires financial contribution) or a non-member account (gratis).

When placing a bid, you agree to the silent auction terms and conditions, so please read carefully.

Bidding in eight simple steps

• Go to the landing page of the silent auction and click the "Login" button in the upper right corner.
  

• Log in with your my.fsf.org account details.

• Then, click on the image of the item you would like to bid on. A page with detailed information on this auction item will open.
  

• Scroll down to the bottom of the auction item description and click on the link to the bidding page for the item you chose. A page for bidding on this item will open.
  

• Click on the "Edit" button in the field with a blue background on top of the page. The text of the page will be displayed in Wikitext, MediaWiki’s markup language.
  

• Copy the template that says ' ' 'Name:' ' ' and ' ' 'My bid:' ' '.
  

• Paste the copied text on the page where it says "please list your name or nickname as well as your bid price below" and add your name or nickname as well as your bid price after the colons.
  

• Press "Save changes" and confirm that your bid appears on the bidding page now.
  

Please note that grayed-out items are not yet open for bidding, and therefore don’t have a bidding page yet. These items will be unlocked later in the week of March 17–21, 2025.

Because you are logged in to your account, any name is allowed for bidding. Make sure your details are correct inside your my.fsf.org account so we can contact you. Following the terms and conditions of the auction, any name or entry that is offensive in any way will be removed without notice.

Where to find help?

For technical assistance with adding a bid to the LibrePlanet wiki, please contact info@fsf.org.

Please don't hesitate to add your bid for an item even if it is lower than a bid someone else put in. We verify bids with some delay. Enjoy the thrill of bidding! We hope you win.