The Brighton Freecycle group on yahoo has died..

brightonman123

see alternative groups-

a side group that ran alongside brightonfreecycel-
for chatter / swaps etc-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brighton_Freecycle_Cafe/files/

2nd alternative to brightonfreecycle group-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brightonfreebieandsell/
** the bargainsbrighton etc group name has since been amended,
as above..)

the 'new' group..
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/group/GreenCycle

isabelle304

Was very shocked to receive the email this morning announcing that the group (over 17000 members :eek:) was no more. I belong(ed) to it as well as the Hove Freecycle group as I actually live on the Brighton/Hove border Am sorry to see the group disappear - and wonder what's in store for the future of the Hove group.

soolin

That's a shame. I Know Freecycle is getting some bad press but I think it is such a useful idea. I'm sitting here waiting for someone to contact me now about collecting a massive load of bound magazines. Without Freecycle I would not have had a clue what to do with them.

Biggles

I'm not sure what 'the Brighton Group has just died' actually means.

I assume what it means is that the Moderators have quit and nobody else can be bothered; though with 17,000 members it's a bit surprising that no-one's stepped into the breach yet. I'm sure someone will.

isabelle304

Actually the moderators have quit, started a new group (Greencycle Sussex) and are presently moving all the members who are willing, to the new group. I understand there are lots of internal politics issues going on behind the scenes, and that is also why several UK Freecycle groups are presently changing their names.

There is a thread that explains everything in the Ethical & Green Moneysaving sub-forum >>here<<

brightonman123

from what i got it seems the main freecycle peeps in USA were not letting UK groups run in a way that suits this country.. trying to find out more..

Biggles

brightonman123 wrote: »

from what i got it seems the main freecycle peeps in USA were not letting UK groups run in a way that suits this country.. trying to find out more..

That doesn't seem right, it's the first group I've heard of that's closed down. Anyway, surely it's Yahoo that runs the website, not Freecycle USA? Our local one still seems to be working fine.

brightonman123

the freecycle 'owners' in USA, afaik, have been twisting arms of UK group moderators.. also getting them removed from yahoo moderator groups too.

lunatic_cafe

If the Brighton group is anything at all like my local Freecycle (North Norfolk) then it's not surprising that it has dissolved. Although I am a heavy FC user I find it is extremely 'anally' run with a lot of nonsensical rules, censorship and with mods 'cherry picking'.

Nice idea, shame about how it turned out.

kazza2

It hasn't disappeared at all. It has a new logo is all!

bryanb

Our local group, the ads are mostly, wanted, wanted, wanted, Plus often specify good working order, size required etc, Not surprisingly many members have lost interest. Last time I offered something it was obviously someone who needed stock for ebay that replied.