{
  "market": "St Albans and Harpenden",
  "updated": "2026-06-18",
  "status": "internal_prep_only",
  "linearIssues": [
    "MY-2571",
    "MY-2577"
  ],
  "purpose": "Permission-first queue for the first Good Morning St Albans reader-acquisition asks across community groups, partner counters, parish routes and commuter channels.",
  "boundary": "Static prep only. Do not post publicly, message moderators, DM members, scrape groups, place counter cards, run ads, send subscriber email, contact sponsors or imply live referral counts without fresh editorial approval.",
  "scoring": {
    "max": 5,
    "fields": [
      "readerFit",
      "permissionEase",
      "localTrust",
      "subscriberPotential",
      "moderationSafety"
    ],
    "riskRule": "Higher moderationSafety means the route is easier to handle cleanly; low scores require more approval care."
  },
  "targets": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "name": "St Albans neighbourhood group admin permission",
      "route": "Facebook groups",
      "places": [
        "St Albans",
        "Fleetville",
        "Marshalswick",
        "St Stephen"
      ],
      "scoreTotal": 19,
      "score": {
        "readerFit": 5,
        "permissionEase": 3,
        "localTrust": 4,
        "subscriberPotential": 5,
        "moderationSafety": 2
      },
      "ask": "Request permission from one named admin to share a single intro post after launch approval.",
      "approvalGate": "Editor must approve the exact group, admin route, sender identity, copy and timing before any message or post."
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "name": "Harpenden parent and commuter route approval",
      "route": "Facebook or WhatsApp community",
      "places": [
        "Harpenden",
        "Wheathampstead",
        "Redbourn"
      ],
      "scoreTotal": 17,
      "score": {
        "readerFit": 5,
        "permissionEase": 2,
        "localTrust": 4,
        "subscriberPotential": 5,
        "moderationSafety": 1
      },
      "ask": "Identify one approved adult community route and prepare a moderator permission request.",
      "approvalGate": "Safeguarding-sensitive route review required; never contact children, scrape members or use parent data."
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "name": "Independent cafe or bookshop counter-card ask",
      "route": "Partner counter",
      "places": [
        "St Albans city centre",
        "Harpenden",
        "Redbourn",
        "Wheathampstead"
      ],
      "scoreTotal": 21,
      "score": {
        "readerFit": 4,
        "permissionEase": 4,
        "localTrust": 5,
        "subscriberPotential": 4,
        "moderationSafety": 4
      },
      "ask": "Prepare a one-line counter-card ask using the partner counter-card kit, then hold for owner approval.",
      "approvalGate": "No physical card, QR route, window sign or mailing-list mention without business owner and editorial approval."
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "name": "Village parish notice route",
      "route": "Parish or village notice",
      "places": [
        "Wheathampstead",
        "Redbourn",
        "Sandridge",
        "Colney Heath",
        "Park Street"
      ],
      "scoreTotal": 19,
      "score": {
        "readerFit": 4,
        "permissionEase": 3,
        "localTrust": 5,
        "subscriberPotential": 3,
        "moderationSafety": 4
      },
      "ask": "Find the public parish contact route and prepare a neutral resident-resource inclusion request.",
      "approvalGate": "Use only public routes after exact copy, recipient and timing are approved."
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "name": "Station-adjacent commuter partner test",
      "route": "Commuter-adjacent local business or forum",
      "places": [
        "St Albans City",
        "Harpenden",
        "Park Street",
        "Bricket Wood"
      ],
      "scoreTotal": 16,
      "score": {
        "readerFit": 4,
        "permissionEase": 3,
        "localTrust": 3,
        "subscriberPotential": 4,
        "moderationSafety": 2
      },
      "ask": "Prepare one utility-first intro angle for a station-adjacent partner or local commuter route.",
      "approvalGate": "Avoid weak-fit commuter forums; no promotional post where resident utility is not obvious."
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "name": "Adult community organiser share",
      "route": "Sports, family activity or community organiser",
      "places": [
        "St Albans",
        "Harpenden",
        "London Colney"
      ],
      "scoreTotal": 14,
      "score": {
        "readerFit": 4,
        "permissionEase": 2,
        "localTrust": 4,
        "subscriberPotential": 3,
        "moderationSafety": 1
      },
      "ask": "Prepare an adults-only organiser share blurb with no child/student data and no direct youth contact.",
      "approvalGate": "Safeguarding-sensitive copy review required before any organiser message or share."
    }
  ],
  "operatorSteps": [
    "Pick no more than three targets for a first approval batch.",
    "Record exact route, admin or owner name, public contact route and proposed copy before approval.",
    "Separate reader-acquisition asks from sponsor outreach, paid placement, referral rewards and partner inventory.",
    "After approval, log outcome as approved, declined, ignored or needs revised copy; do not chase repeatedly."
  ],
  "blockedActions": [
    "No public Facebook, Nextdoor, LinkedIn or WhatsApp post from cron output.",
    "No moderator or business owner message without fresh approval.",
    "No scraping, member-list export, personal-email collection or automated DM.",
    "No referral-count, subscriber-count, prize, sponsor or paid-placement claim until proof exists."
  ]
}