freecycle help please

sweetpeas_2

hi everyone, i keep hearing about this freecycle thing and wonder if anyone can help me get into it, as i have been on the site and when i click uk it asks me to type a message to the group. i dont know what this means!!!

can someone explain to me what i need to do to register or whatever and then do i see a list of things people are giving away or something??? excuse me if i sound DUMB.

xx nog xx

lindauk

the message goes to the administrator of the board, if i remember rightly you have to give a reason why they should let you join freecycle. As long as its not 'to get free stuff to sell on'. I think they let you join!

hobo28

Yep, i moderate our local group. As linda says, as long as you don't say "I just wanna get as much free stuff as possible" you will be ok.

Once you've registered and your moderator approved you, you can see all the other messages. Its worth putting yourself on special notice to start with or be bombarded with e-mails! A busy one like my old Manchester one, you could get nearly 500 messages in a day.

sweetpeas_2

oh right thanks for that linda. i couldnt for the life of me work out what it meant. i written a message anyway so hopefully will hear something back.

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sweetpeas_2

thanks for that hobo. ive written my first email, so i should hear back soon from them should i?

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Cinders2001

I moderate our group. Membership approval should be the same day if your Mod is on the ball. Write just a message that you wish to join thats all.

The messages for the board ie wants/offers, are moderated to stop undesirable material and offensive posts. I usually get all in my Pending tray posted within half an hour to an hour of the request.

Have a good time on Freecycle....the more the merrier !

caroline7758

Don't know whereabouts in yorkshire you are, noggin (must be a diff. part from me if it's sunny:rotfl:) but the York freecycle group is a great one- and easy to join.Might see you there!

suttonhouse40

caroline7758 wrote: »

Don't know whereabouts in yorkshire you are, noggin (must be a diff. part from me if it's sunny:rotfl:) but the York freecycle group is a great one- and easy to join.Might see you there!

hi everyone
im trying to join the telford one filled in the info abot 5 days ago and it still says membership pending . not impressed

Donna1984_2

Hi
It is actually a yahoo group so if you go on yahoo groups you can search your local freecycle then.

davkt

suttonhouse40 wrote: »

hi everyone
im trying to join the telford one filled in the info abot 5 days ago and it still says membership pending . not impressed

Go easy on them, its just hard working volunteers doing their best that keep it running. Might be worth checking your junkmail folder, one one of the groups I moderate we ask people to reply to a welcome email before we approve their membership. Real new freecyclers happliy do so, the automated spamming systems don't!

kristi

Can I just say, I love freecycle! I actually check my emails a million times a day and i have successfully decluttered my house and got some useful stuff from others. Its a brilliant idea and I feel I am doing my little bit for the environment!