1) KEEP IT FREE, LEGAL & APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES. This is our main Freecycle
rule to live by and it's a pretty easy one at that.
What is not allowed:
Chatting on group
Alcohol
Tobacco (including coupons)
Firearms
Drugs (legal or otherwise)
Loans, money or cash cards
Rides
Exchange of information
Jobs (Don't offer or ask for one!)
Asking for help (free or paid)
Fund Raisers
Garage Sales
Vicious Dogs of any kind
All ages of Pit Bulls
And anything we haven't expressly excluded which has nothing to do with keeping items out of the landfills
2) SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR POSTS. Use these phrases to make it easy for
others to delete or view:
A)WHAT YOU ARE POSTING:
OFFER: [Offering more than 1 thing?
Still keep it in 1 email please)
TAKEN:
WANTED: [Please use this sparingly
and don't offer money.
B) YOUR ITEM DESCRIPTION
C) YOUR GENERAL LOCATION
Your post should look like this:
OFFER:PINK SLIPPERS:DOWNTOWN
3) PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SAME "WANTED" POSTING MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH.
4) NO POLITICS, NO SPAM, NO MONEY, NO PERSONAL ATTACKS/RUDENESS, NO
PROSELYTIZING/RELIGION, NO INAPPROPRIATE EMAIL ADDRESSES. It's all about R-E-S-
P-E-C-T. You may be banned at the moderators discretion for violation of this
rule.
5) YOUR APPROXIMATE LOCATION: EFFECTIVE 12/01-06 MUST be included in SUBJECT
LINE!!! Try to list this in the body of your e-mail as well as in the subject
line. I've got a couch and live downtown. Nearest intersection: Speedway and
Stone.
6) KEEP IT ALL IN ONE E-MAIL. Got more than one thing to give away?
Keep it all in one e-mail please and just number the items for your
own clarity. This reduces the overall number of e-mails we all have
to receive.
7) CAN WE USE FREECYCLE TO FIND NEW HOMES FOR PETS? Yes, keep it
legal & be lovingly careful.
We also has a great network of nonprofit pet organizations listed in our database ... Please visit http://www.petfinder.com/ to look up many other
pet-related resources in this area.
Posts about pets for breeding purposes are not allowed in Freecycle groups.
8) NO TRADING PLEASE. Go to your local trading organization for this.
It can be quite fun.
9) RESPONSES GO ONLY TO OFFERER. It keeps down the sheer number of e-
mails.
10) PICK UP. Arrange as you like. Generally, you'll wait until you
get a handful of responses or maybe overnight, and then you can pick
whomever you like! That's half the fun. Arrange pickup with one person only and please give them ample time to arrive.
11) No posting for an "at the curb" pick up. You must have the item in your possession to offer it on freecycle and you must select one person to pick up your item.
12) Only give your phone number to one person at a time. Phone numbers and addresses cannot be listed in group postings.
13) SAFETY. Be aware! It is up to each individual member of Freecycle
when arranging for pickup of the item being given away to be
appropriately aware of the potential risk of having "a stranger" come
to your home to pick something up. Freecycle as a listserv assumes no
responsibility for this risk.
A good choice is to meet and exchange items in a public place such as a store parking lot.
14) NO OFFERING/POSTING YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILDREN. Posting oneself
(or one's shy friends) is, not allowed. There are many
fine Internet dating sites better suited to this purpose, or you
could try Craig's List.Posting your kids is not on the menu either, no matter how crazy they make you sometimes. Try getting them involved in after-school band practice.
15) The rules of this group are set by the owner and moderators with the assistance of Freecycle.org. The above rules are the basics of this group. Any questions, comments, or problems should be directed to the group owner at
okcfreecycle-owner@yahoogroups.com
The owner and moderators reserve the right to place any member on moderation or ban members for the violation of any of the above rules.
A BRIEF NOTE ON FREECYCLE ETIQUETTE: "Be nice." We've got a great
little community here so when you arrange to pick up an item from
another Freecycle Member, it is basic good manners to accommodate
them as much as possible in terms of scheduling, and then be
punctual; they are, after all, giving you something you need and
asking nothing in return except that you will show up when you say
you will. (Leaving someone hanging is never a nice thing.) Also,
unless the giver tells you otherwise, assume that they would like you
to come by as soon as you can to take away the item; no more than
three days after the offer is made is usual. (Think of it as The
Three-Day Rule.)
TIPS TO ORGANIZE ALL OF THE NEW E-MAILS YOU ARE GETTING:
a) CREATE A SEPARATE E-MAIL FOLDER & AUTOMATICALLY HAVE FREECYCLE
STUFF GO TO IT. Create a separate folder in your Outlook Express &
have Freecycle stuff sent to it automatically with a new rule under
tools/message rules/mail/
b) SET TO "DAILY DIGEST" OR "SPECIAL NOTICES" (which means you'll
just browse the messages online). Please realize that you can set
your personal preferences on the main page (under "Edit My
Membership" in the top right corner).
IMPORTANT: THERE IS A TIME LAG FOR CHANGES: Whenever a user changes
settings, there is an overlap from the time it takes for Yahoo to
process the change, until emails in the queue waiting to go out to
the users are delivered. In other words, in the six hours it takes
for Yahoo to permanently stop the emails from coming, there are
emails already set up to go out, and will continue to go out until
the queue is emptied. (Some people have reported this taking up to
three days.) So please don't email the moderators with comments
like, 'I changed my settings/unsubscribed yesterday, why am I still
getting emails?' Just be patient, and all should be well. Don't make
more than one change at a time (each additional change adds on
another day of wait).
If you encounter further problems, you might want to consult the
Yahoo! Groups help pages at:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/
Just so you know, you CAN delete your own posts for any reason (for
example, if someone's taken the item you offered, or if you've
received the item you wanted, or if you posted something by mistake).
Go back to your original post and bring it into view on the screen.
Right under the
Messages bar, where it reads:
Reply/Forward/View Source/Unwrap Lines/Delete
Click on 'Delete.' That should do it. (Note, though, that deleting a
post won't prevent it from showing up in the next digest for those
with digest options.)
That should just about do it. Have fun keepin' good stuff out of
landfills!
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RISK. Please take reasonable measures to protect your safety and
privacy when posting to the list or participating in an exchange. By
joining the list, you agree to hold neither the list owners and
moderators nor anyone affiliated with Freecycle.org responsible or
liable for any circumstance resulting from a Freecycle-related exchange or communication.
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