Freecycle - Please posts all freecycle stuff here (merged)

mattogier

essexhoney wrote:

:mad:
Now im really annoyed had 5 lots of stuff being picked up today and only 2 of them turned up one at 9am when she said she was coming and one at 5pm when he said he was coming so i have sat here waiting all day for the others for no bloody reason and have not heard a word from them :mad:

I do sympathise - two things to do...

1 - Report timewasters to your moderator - if they are worth their salt (some are and some are not) they will put a strike against the member and may even put an ADMIN not out about it.

2 - Tell prospective gift recivers that if they are not there on time you will bag it and put it out side (I have a storm porch which I use as a holding ground) and if somone "nicks" said item it is obviously of value to them so you have fulfilled the purpose of Freecycle anyway. (you could even put a slip of paper on the item with your local Freecycle url)

Cheers

Matt

essexhoney

Thanks Matt,

I think i will report them one wasnt of that high value, just little odds and ends another was a box of books, and the other was a bag full of brand new cosmetics worth around £300 :eek: for some reason i cant seem to give it away

Sara

mich_city

Hi.. new to this..

when you post an offer, should it show up straight away.. or can you not see your own messages?

posted one ages ago and its not visible, needed to edit it if possible..

thanks

grandslamgirl

Hiya,
I wondered if there was someone who could help me??
I have tried to join Freecycle in my area - West Suffolk - and have had no success. i sent an email as requested and have had no reply, twice.
Should I just keep trying or is there something else I could try?

Thanks

sas_senrab

hello

i'm quite knew to this, i tried to log on to freecycle using the link on the first page and its says 'cannot find server' have they change address.

Thank for may help you can give

sas

mich_city

sas_senrab wrote:

hello

i'm quite knew to this, i tried to log on to freecycle using the link on the first page and its says 'cannot find server' have they change address.

Thank for may help you can give

sas

I used the link on second post http://freecycle.org/display.php?region=International - worked fine :-)

lightisfading

I moderate my local group... if you don't have one in your area i really recommend setting your own up, it doesnt take up too much time and you can always recruit extra mods if it does

Must be said, being willing to do the donkey work, and being polite does wonders. I just got what looks like a brand new, 17" LG monitor for free

(Also, I, and i know others, operate the policy of giving items to those who i know have offered things themselves. It isn't just about getting stuff free! :P)

tamste

Just joined....excellent idea

mattogier

mich_city wrote:

Hi.. new to this..

when you post an offer, should it show up straight away.. or can you not see your own messages?

posted one ages ago and its not visible, needed to edit it if possible..

thanks

There are an number of reasons for this happening, including...

1. The Yahoo group server can SOMETIMES be a bit pants and this can delay or even lose your post.
2. Did you post online or send an email - if email did you use the right addy that is associated with the group and send it as plain text rather than rich text?
3. Are you moderated - some groups have newbies moderated to check that you are posting using the correct format for the subject line etc - check that you have not got a rejection in your inbox or spambox from the mod advising this.

In any event posts should NOT be edited (or deleted) as changes will only be seen by those looking at the web entry. Many members have the posts emailed individually or as daily digests so will not see any changes that you have made to the post.

My advice is to re-post, making sure you use the right email addy and plain text. You should be able to establish if you are moderated by looking at the control panel in the group.

If you get no joy then let me know the group and I'll ask a question on the Freecycle UK Mod Squad board to see if the group has lost it's mods.

Cheers

Matt
Freecycle Luton Founder

mich_city

Thanks mattogier..

I still cant see it.. was my first post (online) so maybe its that I am being approved or something similar? - not had any emails or messages to say there was a problem, so I guess i'll just hang on and see what happens..

missed putting the colour of something, I can pass this on should anyone contact me.. wasn't too important..