[Totally OT] Freecycle

The latter seems inexcusable in a fully moderated group, the former is just a bit stupid. I gave up limiting "wanted" messages as the only people it worked on were those who weren't savvy enough to register more than one email address.

Tim

EBay works well for local low value items. I wouldn't faff about with Freecycle.

OK, I see your point. But it would get to the stage where Freecycle was hard work. I would prefer a blacklist or outright bans because they are easier to operate.

Yes, but would people use it?

I must admit keeping my own lists of reliable/unreliable Freecycle members so I know who to choose/avoid. I recently gave away three separate items to the same person because he replied with a phone number, turned up when he said and was very polite. If he replies to any other of my Freecycle ads he will always be first choice, even if other people reply first - or have more emotional sob stories. ;-)

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Bolted saying something like:

Saniflo!

Are they b*ggery! Blacklists and bans are completely useless as all it needs is for the offender to sign up with a new email address. If you don't ban people then they don't morph and members soon get to know who to avoid.

It's the only system that reliably works.

Tim

Good point. ;-)

Indeed.