[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Freecycle: Friends Circle

[Steve Isenberg]

My apologies to the group for replying to a message without supplying
context; the context is below.
Barry was asking if anyone had experience setting up a freecycle-type
group.  My reply was to provide an alternative way to do this, by creating
an email list similar to the LCTG list.
(I can discuss how I did this at perhaps a potpourri, if there is interest.)
Regards,
-steve

PS: I found the below message in my spam folder.  It's likely that the
gmail that I use shunts all aol.com email messages to spam as I've seen it
happen before.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 3:47 PM <bhff02 at aol.com> wrote:

> I am looking to create a Freecycle group or classified bulletin board for
> a senior community comprised of several connected buildings each containing
> one hundred of apartments. The goal is to allow people with too much stuff
> to share their "treasures" with trusted neighbors.
>
> I hesitate to pursue a social network approach where people who currently
> get along have the opportunity develop "enemies" among those they cannot
> avoid encountering. I am also not looking for a full-time job as moderator.
> Freecycle and Nextdoor come to mind. I tried Nextdoor as an experiment
> several years ago and saw it as a platform where would-be adversaries come
> together to debate petty issues while the moderator looked on helplessly.
> Maybe that was a local aberration, maybe not.
>
> Freecycle apparently has a "Family Circle" option where you can invite
> others to join. I know that Freecycle is popular in Lexington; so I would
> like some opinions. I have no direct experience with Freecycle.
>
> Has anyone tried Freecycle's Family Circle option?
>
> If so, it is easy to moderate? Is it possible to ensure that members are
> from within your "gated" community. I hate the word "gated", but I want to
> ensure that members remain safe. Do listings automatically time out or must
> they be taken down? Do listings get approved by the moderator before going
> public? What are the unintended consequences of undertaking this initiative?
>
> Any other idea as to how I might pursue this initiative?
>
> Barry Hass
>
>
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