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ADMIN Notices - Crossposting

Cross-posting is sending your Offer or Wanted request to more than one group at a time. This means sending the same message to multiple groups, even if each message is sent separately. It has become a major problem on many Freecycle™ groups. Cross-posting is particularly common in big cities where there are large Freecycle groups very close to each other.

WHEN YOU POST AN OFFER OR A WANTED, POST IT *ONLY* TO YOUR HOME GROUP (the one you reside in or are closest to). If you haven't received a response after 24 hours, then post it to the next nearest group and so on and so on. Some of your neighboring groups would consider it courtesy to wait at least 24 hours between each posting.

Cross-posting is a problem for several reasons, most of which are contrary to the spirit of The Freecycle Network™:

* It drastically increases the number of messages in each group
* It is not fair to the members of your home community to get beaten to a good item by someone far away
* It wastes gas and increases pollution because people drive long distances to pick up items
* It forces too many people to compete for the same item
* It causes the person cross-posting to deal with excess responses
* It is the cause of many no-shows when people realize how far they'll have to drive

One of the great things about using Freecycle is the building of a local community through recycling things to our neighbors. Please give your neighbors the opportunity to benefit from your generosity!

Here is an example you can use for your files regarding Cross-posting. Simply copy and paste... and feel free to edit as necessary!

***Replace all XXX references with your local group name***

Example #1 - Cross-posting General Notice

I'm sorry but your post was rejected. We noticed your offer/request for _____ was not only posted to this list, but was also posted to _____. When someone cross-posts a request/offer over several Freecycle(TM) groups, members who have subscribed to multiple groups in the area also see that same post several times over. This repetitive posting is a concern to members because it clogs up their mail boxes. It also does not give your home group the advantage of your generosity.

We suggest that you pick one Freecycle group as your "home" group and post in that group first. If your want or offer has not been met, feel free to post it to another group but please be courteous and wait at least 24 hours to do so.

We hope you find the (requested item) you are seeking. We also hope the (items you've offered) has found a new home. We look forward to your continued participation in Freecycle!

Thank you!

Your XXX Freecycle Moderators
XXX-owner@yahoogroups.com