freecycle again

[mrsflibble]

slightly annoyed with ym local chapter. I'm on the mailing list so i get 1 email a day detailing everything which has been posted... but the problem is some things seem to go before i ever get a chance to see them.

[Annpan]

Yup, I think it happens everywhere. I am 'in the application process' of setting up a new group, there is a moderators handbook that advises mods to avoid this happening - 24 hour rules, etc.

You could try to contact your group owner and see if they will set new rules, or ask them to remind everyone of the nature of freecycle, or something... keep it nice

[mrsflibble]

how do ifind a mod to contact? I'm having a hard time looking for them!

[mrsflibble]

ok found one but it insitts that to email him i have to join yahoo messenger. stuff that for a game of soldiers.

[mrsflibble]

god bless gmail. i searched through my email inbox to find where I'd been told off by a mod for posting twice in one day (old computer had a dickey fit and crashed, i thought post hadn't gone through when it had). woot.
thanks!!

[Annpan]

I've PMd you, but I take it you have it sorted

[mrsflibble]

yes thanks!!! only due to my own inability to clear out my inbox!!!

[mrsflibble]

what i got back from my email:

Hi,

Unfortunately we cannot enforce anything regarding who they decide to give the items to and when they decide to do so.

We do ask people to leave a reasonable amount of time so that those on daily digest have an opportunity to partake, but some people just want to get rid of things ASAP.



I will try to add a note about this in my next Admin message to the group.



Thanks for your comments, it does help me to make the group better.



Regards

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so that's a big fat nopedy-nope-nope-not-on-your-nelly-missus is it then?!

[Annpan]

you could try 'don't dump that' - google it, it is basically the same thing.

[red]

my local group.. some of the posts have this on the bottom of the offer:

Fair Offer Policy: I agree to take a period of time to see what
responses I get before deciding who to give item(s) to. This gives
members on Daily Digest, or those who don't have continual access to
the Internet a fair chance to reply.

is a good idea

[Busy Bee]

i usually say offers are open for 24 hours before i decide, but i am one of very very few!

[mrsflibble]

I always give 24 hours myself, just a pity others don't. oh well.

[snapdragon]

I always give 24 hours myself, just a pity others don't. oh well.

me too - am currently re-homing my son's suite but so far have only one person interested, will see what happens by this time tomorrow