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No app loads this, on purpose. Familiar Faces keeps no Pools of its own: it is a friendship app that reads the groups you already belong to, like the Tuesday walk that leaves from the library steps.

The Monday email

One email a week, and that’s all

Familiar Faces has no app to install and sends no notifications. Once a week it sends one email, readable in any mail program, that says what changed in your groups and what is waiting for you. Email is the floor Kindling is built on §6.1, so everything in it works from any inbox. Here is Theo’s, as he sees it. The app shows the same email.

Theo’s email for 28 September

From
Familiar Faces <digest@familiarfaces.example>
To
Theo Lindqvist <theo@mail.example>
Date
Monday, 28 September 2026, 08:00 UTC
Reply to
A person at Familiar Faces

Your groups this week: Maggie asked you in

Good morning, Theo. Here is your week in the groups you’re already in. It takes a minute to read, and nothing in it needs an answer today.

Waiting for your answer

Tuesday Morning Walkers · the Board

Maggie O’Rourke asked you in. “An easy walk around the harbor loop, Tuesdays at eight, leaving from the library steps. Any pace. We stop for herons. This is not a fitness group.”

Answer by 11 October. Yes, no, or let it pass.

Carpool to the Coast · the Board

Rosa put your page up at the desk for Bram’s carpool. “Shared rides to the coast towns for work, errands and the Saturday market. Split gas, not fares. Say where and when; people with seats say yes.”

Answer by 11 October. Yes, no, or let it pass.

A vote in one of your groups

Chess After Close · the Board · resting

Chess After Close is resting: its keeper, Amos, has taken no action since 18 June. Amos moved inland in June. Priya plays most Thursdays and has the night staff’s blessing. You nominated Priya Raman to keep it. The vote closes on 5 October. So far, you support her and nobody has blocked. Two thirds of the members who answer decide it.

In your groups

  • Marguerite Oyelaran said yes to Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
  • Friday Subs updated its page on 25 September. You can read it on Ferry Room Players’ site.
  • Yusra Haddad and Verna Coombs said yes to Rain Check: Everyone.
  • Yusra Haddad said yes to Port Ellery Thursdays.
  • Consuelo “Connie” Arroyo and June Okafor said yes to Release Night.

From the charters

  • Chess After Close: Thursday 1 October, after the library closes: Chess in the reading room. All levels, boards provided.
  • New in Town: A monthly coffee in the library café. The charter doesn’t give the date.
  • Start a Band: No regular meeting in the charter. Ozzie at Neap Tide keeps the list.
  • Friday Subs: Asks come when a band needs someone, and each one waits 48 hours, because a gig does not wait.
  • Port Ellery Thursdays: Thursday 1 October, 6:30 pm: Game night at the Mariners’ Hall, upstairs. Drop in with or without a game.
  • Rides to Appointments: Sunday 4 October: The Foul Weather Friends sheet is printed, with this list on it, at the Mariners’ Hall, the library and the ferry waiting room.
  • Meals When It’s Hard: Sunday 4 October: The Foul Weather Friends sheet is printed, with this list on it, at the Mariners’ Hall, the library and the ferry waiting room.

Leaving

Every group can be left with one link. It takes effect within sixty seconds, and nobody is told why.

You get this because you asked for one email a week, on Mondays. Familiar Faces keeps your email address and your page’s address, and nothing else. Reply and a person reads it.

What isn’t in it

  • No count of who looked at you. Nobody can see that, including us.
  • No “people you may know”. Everyone here is in a group with you, and the email says which.
  • No streak, no red dot, no “you’re missing out”.
  • No deadline we made up. The dates are the Board’s 14-day window §5.2 and the chess vote §9.3.

New people, by name

Five people said yes to Theo’s groups this week. The email names them and the group, and stops there. On a quiet week it says so in one line; we don’t fill the space.

On the wire

It is a Kindling system message §6.3, carried by email with a one-click unsubscribe header. The file, validated against the schema.

The same email as a Kindling envelope, in JSON
{
  "schema_version": "0.1",
  "message_id": "msg-familiar-faces-digest-theo-2026-09-28",
  "type": "system",
  "sender": {
    "identity": "digest@familiarfaces.example",
    "display_name": "Familiar Faces",
    "verification_level": "email"
  },
  "recipient": {
    "identity": "theo@mail.example",
    "profile_url": "https://theo-lindqvist.carrd.example"
  },
  "sent_at": "2026-09-28T08:00:00Z",
  "subject": "Your groups this week: Maggie asked you in",
  "body": {
    "content_type": "text/markdown",
    "content": "Good morning, Theo. Here is your week in the groups you’re already in. It takes a minute to read, and nothing in it needs an answer today.\n\n## Waiting for your answer\n\n**Tuesday Morning Walkers** (the Board). Maggie O’Rourke asked you in. “An easy walk around the harbor loop, Tuesdays at eight, leaving from the library steps. Any pace. We stop for herons. This is not a fitness group.” Answer by 11 October. Yes, no, or let it pass.\n\n**Carpool to the Coast** (the Board). Rosa put your page up at the desk for Bram’s carpool. “Shared rides to the coast towns for work, errands and the Saturday market. Split gas, not fares. Say where and when; people with seats say yes.” Answer by 11 October. Yes, no, or let it pass.\n\n## A vote in one of your groups\n\nChess After Close is resting: its keeper, Amos, has taken no action since 18 June. Amos moved inland in June. Priya plays most Thursdays and has the night staff’s blessing. You nominated Priya Raman to keep it. The vote closes on 5 October. So far, you support her and nobody has blocked. Two thirds of the members who answer decide it.\n\n## In your groups\n\n- Marguerite Oyelaran said yes to Ada Quillon’s Listeners.\n- Friday Subs updated its page on 25 September. You can read it on Ferry Room Players’ site.\n- Yusra Haddad and Verna Coombs said yes to Rain Check: Everyone.\n- Yusra Haddad said yes to Port Ellery Thursdays.\n- Consuelo “Connie” Arroyo and June Okafor said yes to Release Night.\n\n## From the charters\n\n- **Chess After Close:** Thursday 1 October, after the library closes: Chess in the reading room. All levels, boards provided.\n- **New in Town:** A monthly coffee in the library café. The charter doesn’t give the date.\n- **Start a Band:** No regular meeting in the charter. Ozzie at Neap Tide keeps the list.\n- **Friday Subs:** Asks come when a band needs someone, and each one waits 48 hours, because a gig does not wait.\n- **Port Ellery Thursdays:** Thursday 1 October, 6:30 pm: Game night at the Mariners’ Hall, upstairs. Drop in with or without a game.\n- **Rides to Appointments:** Sunday 4 October: The Foul Weather Friends sheet is printed, with this list on it, at the Mariners’ Hall, the library and the ferry waiting room.\n- **Meals When It’s Hard:** Sunday 4 October: The Foul Weather Friends sheet is printed, with this list on it, at the Mariners’ Hall, the library and the ferry waiting room.\n\n## Leaving\n\nEvery group above can be left with one link, below its name in the app. Leaving takes effect within sixty seconds and nobody is told why.\n\n---\n\nYou get this because you asked for one email a week. To stop it, use the one-click link at the bottom of this email. Familiar Faces keeps your email address and your page’s address, and nothing else. Reply to this email and a person reads it."
  },
  "transport": {
    "type": "email",
    "message_headers": {
      "List-Unsubscribe": "<https://familiarfaces.example/stop/theo-lindqvist>",
      "List-Unsubscribe-Post": "List-Unsubscribe=One-Click",
      "X-Kindling-Client": "Familiar Faces"
    }
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}
The plain-text body, as a mail program without formatting shows it
Good morning, Theo. Here is your week in the groups you’re already in. It takes a minute to read, and nothing in it needs an answer today.

## Waiting for your answer

**Tuesday Morning Walkers** (the Board). Maggie O’Rourke asked you in. “An easy walk around the harbor loop, Tuesdays at eight, leaving from the library steps. Any pace. We stop for herons. This is not a fitness group.” Answer by 11 October. Yes, no, or let it pass.

**Carpool to the Coast** (the Board). Rosa put your page up at the desk for Bram’s carpool. “Shared rides to the coast towns for work, errands and the Saturday market. Split gas, not fares. Say where and when; people with seats say yes.” Answer by 11 October. Yes, no, or let it pass.

## A vote in one of your groups

Chess After Close is resting: its keeper, Amos, has taken no action since 18 June. Amos moved inland in June. Priya plays most Thursdays and has the night staff’s blessing. You nominated Priya Raman to keep it. The vote closes on 5 October. So far, you support her and nobody has blocked. Two thirds of the members who answer decide it.

## In your groups

- Marguerite Oyelaran said yes to Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
- Friday Subs updated its page on 25 September. You can read it on Ferry Room Players’ site.
- Yusra Haddad and Verna Coombs said yes to Rain Check: Everyone.
- Yusra Haddad said yes to Port Ellery Thursdays.
- Consuelo “Connie” Arroyo and June Okafor said yes to Release Night.

## From the charters

- **Chess After Close:** Thursday 1 October, after the library closes: Chess in the reading room. All levels, boards provided.
- **New in Town:** A monthly coffee in the library café. The charter doesn’t give the date.
- **Start a Band:** No regular meeting in the charter. Ozzie at Neap Tide keeps the list.
- **Friday Subs:** Asks come when a band needs someone, and each one waits 48 hours, because a gig does not wait.
- **Port Ellery Thursdays:** Thursday 1 October, 6:30 pm: Game night at the Mariners’ Hall, upstairs. Drop in with or without a game.
- **Rides to Appointments:** Sunday 4 October: The Foul Weather Friends sheet is printed, with this list on it, at the Mariners’ Hall, the library and the ferry waiting room.
- **Meals When It’s Hard:** Sunday 4 October: The Foul Weather Friends sheet is printed, with this list on it, at the Mariners’ Hall, the library and the ferry waiting room.

## Leaving

Every group above can be left with one link, below its name in the app. Leaving takes effect within sixty seconds and nobody is told why.

---

You get this because you asked for one email a week. To stop it, use the one-click link at the bottom of this email. Familiar Faces keeps your email address and your page’s address, and nothing else. Reply to this email and a person reads it.