Freecycle Mods

montymud

Vent board so Im venting! I am sick to death of some freecycle moderators acting far too big for thier boots. All of the members are very pleasent lovely people and I like being able to put my stuff on there for someone else to get some use out of and likewise recieving bits and bobs. Recently one of the members was made a moderator, although the main moderator has taken to calling himself the 'owner' of freecycle and now she is the 'co-owner' (which peeves me off but I think thats just me being a div). Anyway, shes so flippin rude! Not to me specifically but the posts she makes are rude and unneccesary. For example, if she offers something she then posts that it is taken but she always puts in capitals 'NO MORE EMAILS' Then heaven forbid some poor sod misses the taken post and emails her, she then puts - Despite me posting that this item has gone some people are still emailing me NO MORE EMAILS! - What a stupid jumped up little prat.

Rant over

RadoJo

And breathe! Console yourself by thinking what small little lives they must have if being a moderator on a forum is so important to them that they have to blow it up into something so big and get worked up about it. I can see why it annoys you, but if you try seeing it all in a 'Keeping Up Appearances' kind of light, and you might be able to see the funny side of their self-importance...

hartcjhart

RadoJo wrote: »

And breathe! Console yourself by thinking what small little lives they must have if being a moderator on a forum is so important to them that they have to blow it up into something so big and get worked up about it. I can see why it annoys you, but if you try seeing it all in a 'Keeping Up Appearances' kind of light, and you might be able to see the funny side of their self-importance...

EXCUSE ME I AM A MODERATOR ON A SITE AND WE ARE ALL POWERFULL,:eek:yehhaaaahahahahahahah:rotfl:

montymud

:rotfl:lol!! Very good point! That did make me laugh. I soon got over it - I was just really annoyed with her at the time but you have put it all into perspective for me so thank you!

Bucket residence, lady of the house speaking!

montymud

LOL!!! I am a mod too but I just see it as a way to help keep the spammers at bay and the board family friendly.

Amanita_2

Almost afraid to say that I also have the designation co-owner on Freecycle! Believe me the flack that the moderators take from Joe Public can be pretty unpleasant at time. We are damned if we do and damned if we don't!

However exasperated we get though there is no excuse for rudeness and if I post to my own list or respond to an offer I do so from a different user ID and email address so that no one knows that it is the list owner. My other co -owner does likewise.

montymud

If only all the mods on freecycle were like you! Im at the point where she is peeving me off that much I can't be bothered with it anymore. The actual 'owner' is a 13 year old boy so there is no way I would ever send a rude message to either of them but I think he is rather clouded by her rudeness, ah well!

Enfieldian

Hmm. Sounds like one of the Board Guides on here....

Naming no names....

montymud

I just dunno why a minority of mods feel the need to behave this way, gives us other mods a bad name! Its such a shame because they make a pleasent forum/group become unpleasent and I am totally put off that particular freecycle now.

paddyrg

Have you considered Freegle instead? Freecycle itself as an organisation infuriated a lot of groups with their claimed inflexibility and attitudes at the top, which may filter through? In the uk, several hundred Freecycle groups quit and formed freegle instead, perhaps there is a group in your area?

montymud

Thats great, thank you very much! I will go and see if I can find it now, thank you!