Bartlesville
Etiquette
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Date of last update: 2-10-11
If you're new to the group or want a quick refresher on making
the most of our Freecycle.org group, please read on! This message
contains essential knowledge for all Freecycle.org members and
will answer MANY common new-user questions, so please take the
time to read it through.
This Freecycle.org group matches people who have things they need
to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep
usable items out of the landfill. By using what we already have
on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods,
and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using
Freecycle.org is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that
we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process. Free your inner
pack rat!
Begun on February 10 , the Bartlesville Freecycle.org
group is a branch of an incredibly fast-growing international
Freecycle.org movement, which began in Tucson, AZ on May 1st,
2003 and now boasts thousands of groups all over the world.
Please help this group grow by spreading the word!
We all personally know lots of great people in our community
who would love this idea. So, why not "pay it forward" and tell
3 (or more) people how wonderful Freecycle.org is! You tell
your friends, your family, your neighbors, your co-workers...
and they tell theirs, and so on, and so on...well, you get the idea!
USING THE FREECYCLE.ORG LIST
To post a message, simply send an email to
BartlesvilleOK@groups.freecycle.org
Please be sure to use the correct posting format in the subject
line of your email (ex. OFFER: couch: Midtown).
You can also post via the website by logging in to my.freecycle.org and clicking on
the "My Posts" tab. Click "Make a new post" and
use the drop down menu to choose either Offer or Wanted.
To change your password or email address, login and click on the
"My Info" tab. Click on the appropriate button and make the changes. Remember to
click on the prompt to save your changes.
To unsubscribe, login and click the My Groups link at the top
right. A screen will appear with all of the groups that you
belong to. Next to the Bartlesville group, in the drop down box
select the "Remove The Group From This Listing" option and
then click the "Make It So" green button and you will be
unsubscribed from the group.
To leave the My Freecycle.org site completely, login and click
the "My Info" link under the My Freecycle.org link at the top
right. Then click the green "Delete Account" button and follow
the prompts to leave the site.
To post, read or reply to messages or to manage your membership
settings (including email delivery options), visit the group site
(aka main page):
http://groups.freecycle.org/BartlesvilleOK
To read all of the posts on the group that are still open
(especially helpful for new members who may find recent posts
of interest there), visit the main page and click on the All
Items tab. My.Freecycle.org was designed so that when a Taken/
Received message is sent to the board, the original Offer/Wanted
is automatically removed. This way, you can visit the site and
quickly see what Offers and Wanteds are open without having to
search through the board for a Taken/Received message.
For more information on Freecycle.org in general and a list of
other approved Freecycle.org groups, visit:
http://freecycle.org/ (Highly recommended!)
The following list rules have been adapted from the original
Freecycle.org etiquette guidelines. For a refresher, read on.
A certain structure definitely makes the group run more smoothly
and effectively for everyone's benefit. Remember, the success of
this group depends on all of us, and that means each of us need
to do our best to keep on task and, well, be nice and patient.
Good luck, have fun and dive on in!
FREECYCLE.ORG RULES & ETIQUETTE
1. KEEP IT FREE, LEGAL & APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES. This means, for example:
* No pornography,
* No alcohol,
* No tobacco,
* No drugs (of any kind, including all medicines, vitamins, creams, etc)
* No firearms or other weapons
Two strikes and you're out of the group. This is our main
Freecycle.org rule to live by, and it's a pretty easy one at that.
2. SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR POSTS. Use these phrases to make it easy for
others to delete or view:
* OFFER: Thingamajig (Your General Location)
* TAKEN: Thingamajig
* WANTED: Thingamajig, any condition. (Your General Location -
please use this sparingly and don't offer money)
* RECEIVED: Thingamajig
* ADMIN: new ideas, thoughts, etc. (Used by Owners and Mods,
local policy dictates)
***PLEASE NOTE: If you post using the My Freecycle.org website,
these options are already available for you in the Post tab.
3. NO POLITICS, NO SPAM, NO MONEY, NO PERSONAL ATTACKS/RUDENESS,
NO PROSELYTIZING/RELIGION. It's all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Two
strikes & you're out, i.e. you will be unsubscribed by the
moderator after two inappropriate postings.
4. NO TRADING PLEASE. Go to your local trading organization
for this. It can be quite fun.
5. RESPONSES GO ONLY TO OFFERER. It keeps down the sheer number of emails.
6. NO OFFERING YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILDREN. Posting oneself or another
person from the human species is not allowed. There are many fine
Internet
dating sites better suited to this purpose.
7. A BRIEF NOTE ON FREECYCLE.ORG ETIQUETTE: "Be nice." We've got a
great little community here so when you arrange to pick up an
item from another Freecycle.org Member, it is basic good manners to accommodate
them as much as possible in terms of scheduling, and then be punctual; they are,
after all, giving you something you need and asking nothing in return except that
you will show up when you say you will.
(Leaving someone hanging is never a nice thing.)
Also, unless the giver tells you otherwise, assume that they would like you to come
by as soon as you can to take away the item; no
more than three days after the offer is made is usual. (Think of
it as The Three-Day Rule.)
8. SAFETY. Be aware! It is up to each individual member of
Freecycle.org when arranging for pickup of the item being given
away to be appropriately aware of the potential risk of having
"a stranger" come to your home to pick something up. Freecycleorg
as an organization assumes no responsibility for this risk. You
may want to arrange to meet in a public place or leave the item
on the front porch without mentioning whether or not you will be
at home at the time of pickup.
9. PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SAME "WANTED" POSTING MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH.
10. YOUR APPROXIMATE LOCATION: Try to list this in the body of
your email as well as in the subject line. I've got a couch
and live downtown. Nearest intersection:
Speedway and Stone.
***PLEASE NOTE: If you post using the My Freecycle.org website,
there is a place to put your location already available for you
in the Post tab.
11. KEEP IT ALL IN ONE E-MAIL. Got more than one thing to give
away? Keep it all in one email please and just number the
items for your own clarity. This reduces the overall number
of emails we all have to receive. Some groups don't do this rule.
12. CAN WE USE FREECYCLE.ORG TO FIND NEW HOMES FOR PETS
No, you may not post pets on this group. Please refer to
www.petfinder.com
13. PICK UP. Arrange as you like. Generally, you'll wait until
you get a handful of responses or maybe overnight, and then
you can pick whomever you like! That's half the fun. I always
ask that people consider giving your starving local charity
preference if one should respond. Arrange pickup with one
person only, rather than "it's on the porch, whoever gets
here first gets it." Otherwise you'll become unpopular pretty
quickly with your fellow Freecycle.org group members.
Also, only give your phone number to one person at a time or ask
for the recipient's phone number. Otherwise you'll get swamped
with phone calls.
14. DISCLAIMER: FREECYCLE.ORG NETWORK MEMBERS USE THE LIST AT
THEIR OWN RISK. Please take reasonable measures to protect
your safety and privacy when posting to the list or
participating in an exchange. By joining the list, you agree
to hold neither the list owners and moderators nor anyone
affiliated with Freecycle.org responsible or liable for any
circumstance resulting from a Freecycle.org-related exchange
or communication.
TIPS TO ORGANIZE ALL OF THE NEW E-MAILS YOU ARE GETTING:
a) CREATE A SEPARATE E-MAIL FOLDER & AUTOMATICALLY HAVE FREECYCLE.org STUFF GO TO IT.
Create a separate folder in your Outlook Express & have Freecycle.org stuff sent to
it automatically with a new rule under tools/message rules/mail/
b) SET TO "DIGEST" OR "NO EMAIL" (which means you'll just browse
the messages online). Please realize that you can set your personal preferences on
the My Groups page in the drop down box that appears when you click this link (top
right).Please note when setting your preferences to "No Email", you will not receive
postings via email but you will still receive Special Notices from the moderators.
If you encounter further problems, please contact the moderators
of the group at:
BartlesvilleOK@mods.freecycle.org
For technical assistance please send an email to:
myfreecycleadmin@freecycle.org
Once your Offer has been Taken or your Wanted has been received,
do not post a new message to the group. Click on the My Posts link under the My
Freecycle.org link on the top right and next to the
post that is no longer available, select the "Mark as Taken" or
"Mark as Received" option. You can also remove the post completely from My
Freecycle.org by selecting the "Remove post from
My Freecycle.org" option.
That should just about do it. Have fun keeping good stuff out of
landfills!
Your friendly neighborhood Freecycle.org moderator,
Emily
Bartlesville Moderator
BartlesvilleOK@mods.freecycle.org
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