Group Rules / Guidelines

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NEW! Helpful info :-

We have various files online and available for members.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/New%20Zealand/New%20Zealand/Auckland/files

At the current time, you need to log in & view them, but in future no login will be required.

Remember, the Auckland group is now split into two groups

AucklandFreecycle :- North Shore, Waitakere, and Central City

ManurewaFreecycle :- Manukau City Region, Papakura, and South.

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Auckland Freecycle Cafe:-

You are welcome to join our Auckland Freecycle cafe.

Solve problems, discuss your Freecycle experiences/ideas, make friends

web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FCAucklandcafe/ email :- FCAucklandcafe-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

======================================================== The Short Version of the Freecycle Guidelines:

**Keep it FREE, Keep it LEGAL, Keep it APPROPRIATE for All Ages!!!

**No SPAM, POLITICS, OFF-TOPIC, TRADES, BARTERS, SELLING, ETC.

**Please limit what you post to TANGIBLE ITEMS that would otherwise be thrown out and end up in the landfill. If it is trash, then trash it! If it is still useable, then offer it on Freecycle.

**Subject lines: Keyword first: OFFER, WANTED, TAKEN, RECEIVED. Including a pickup location in OFFERs is a good thing.

** WANTED Messages :-

:- When sending a WANTED request, please be specific about your request for an item, rather than a general statement.

example :- use "Wanted: Sofa (location)"

not "Wanted lounge suite & other living room furniture (location)"

:- If you are requesting multiple items, please put them in seperate emails. (this allows you to post a RECEIVED message, when one is received, but you still need/want the other item.)

** Once a month limit to repeating same item in a WANTED message.

**Reply to Message Sender only, not to whole group

**No "curbside" pickups offering an item to first-one-here-gets- it, listing a specific address. Items must belong to you or you must have permission to post for someone else

**Honor your agreement with the other person in the exchange. Recipients, show up on time with the proper equipment for transporting the item. Givers, meet your recipient on time and have the item ready for pickup.

**Choose your RECIPIENT any way you want to, then notify that one person and keep a "waiting" list of other responders.

**Don't include your exact STREET ADDRESS or PHONE NUMBER in a message to the full list -- keep safety issues in mind!!

**PETS -- yes, you can offer pets for adoption here, but you can't try to find a potential mate for breeding purposes. Please don't offer or request farm animals or animals intended as food for humans or other animals.

**New Member's messages are MODERATED to keep spam off list.

To read the full guidelines that are sent to each new member, check the "group info >> files" section of our homepage.

CONTACT :-

You can contact the moderators on aucklandfreecycle@kwister.com

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