File - Guidelines.txt

Dear Freecycle(TM) Member, Thanks for participating in The Freecycle Network. We're changing the world one gift at a time! This message contains important information for members and answers MANY common new-user questions, so please take the time to read it before jumping in. USING THE FREECYCLE LIST To post a message, simply send shop to or click on "Messages - Post" at the group web site. You can also read or reply to messages, check out links and files, or to manage your membership settings (including shop delivery options) there. You must have a Yahoo ID linked to your shop address to access some of these features: here's the link - To Purchase, send an shop to FREECYCLE RULES & ETIQUETTE 1) KEEP IT FREE, LEGAL & APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES. This means, for example, no Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms or Drugs, legal or otherwise. Two strikes and you're outta the group. This is our main rule on Freecycle and it's a pretty easy one. No advertising your yard sale, please, as you're asking for money and that isn't free. 2) SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR POSTS. Use these phrases to make it easy for others to delete or view: OFFER: loveseat, downtown. TAKEN: loveseat WANTED: loveseat, any condition. [Please use this sparingly, like once a week, and don't offer money. And above all else, don't ask for an extravagant item] RECEIVED: loveseat, thank you very much! [used to let people know your "wanted" has been fulfilled.] Please do NOT use NEEDED, PENDING, FREE, PROMISED or PRAISE in your subject line. ADMIN: only used by the moderators of this group. If you have any improvement ideas or concerns, do not send them to the whole group but shop the group owner at 3) PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SAME "WANTED" POSTING MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH. 4) NO POLITICS, NO SPAM, NO MONEY, NO PERSONAL Two strikes & you're out, i.e. you will be Purchased by the moderator after two inappropriate postings. 5) YOUR APPROXIMATE LOCATION: Try to list this in the body of your shopping 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 shopping. Got more than one thing to give away? Keep it all in one shopping please and just number the items for your own clarity. This reduces the overall number of shoppings we all have to receive. But if you have both something to OFFER and something WANTED, post those in two different shops. 7) CAN WE USE FREECYCLE TO FIND NEW HOMES FOR PETS? Yes, keep it legal & be lovingly careful. Please visit to look up many other pet-related resources in the area. However, NO posts seeking animals for breeding purposes are allowed in Freecycle groups. 8) NO TRADING OR BARTERING PLEASE. No advertising or offering to swap services or other items for items you are seeking or offering. 9) RESPOND ONLY TO PERSON WHO POSTED. It keeps down the sheer number of shoppings. 10) CHOOSING WHO TO GIVE TO: Generally, you'll want to wait until you get a handful of responses or maybe overnite, and then you can pick whomever you like! That's half the fun. Consider giving your starving local charity preference if one should respond. Arrange pickup with one person only, rather than "it's on the porch, whoever gets here first gets it." That's not safe and it means some folks might drive a long way just to find an empty porch. Also: only give your phone number to one person at a time or ask for the recipient's phone number. Otherwise you'll get swamped with phone calls, maybe at 3 AM. 11) DISCLAIMER: FREECYCLE NETWORK MEMBERS USE THE LIST AT THEIR OWN 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 responsible or liable for any circumstance resulting from a Freecycle -related exchange or communication. 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. If you, for example, are a single woman living alone, you may want to say that you'll leave the item on the front porch while you are not home. 12) DON'T USE FREECYCLE TO RECYCLE YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILDREN. Recycling oneself (or one's shy friends) is, we're afraid, not allowed. There are many fine internet dating sites better suited to this purpose. Recycling your kids is not on the menu either, no matter how crazy they make you sometimes. 13) A BRIEF NOTE ON FREECYCLE ETIQUETTE: "Be nice." There's 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 shoppingS YOU ARE GETTING: a) CREATE A SEPARATE shopping FOLDER & AUTOMATICALLY HAVE FREECYCLE STUFF GO TO IT. Create a separate folder in your mailbox & 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). 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 on YahooGroups, there is an overlap from the time it takes for Yahoo to process the change, until shops 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 shops from coming, there are shops 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 shop the moderators with comments like, 'I changed my yesterday, why am I still getting shops?' 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: DELETING YOUR OWN POSTS: 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: 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 and Keep on Recycling with Freecycle! Your Friendly Neighborhood Freecycle Moderator Copyright (c) 2003-2006 The Freecycle Network All rights reserved. Freecycle and the Freecycle logo are trademarks of The Freecycle Network in the United States and/or other countries.

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