<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">My apologies to the group for replying to a message without supplying context; the context is below.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">(I can discuss how I did this at perhaps a potpourri, if there is interest.)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">Regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">-steve</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">PS: I found the below message in my spam folder. It's likely that the gmail that I use shunts all <a href="http://aol.com">aol.com</a> email messages to spam as I've seen it happen before.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 3:47 PM <<a href="mailto:bhff02@aol.com">bhff02@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div><font size="2">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. <br>
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<div><font size="2">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.<br>
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<div><font size="2">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.<br>
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<div><font size="2">Has anyone tried Freecycle's Family Circle option?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">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?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Any other idea as to how I might pursue this initiative?<br>
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