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| + | [https://freecycle.org/pages/MemberFAQ Click here for the new Freecycle user guide.] |
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| − | = What are the basic rules? =
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| − | When you join your local group, you'll receive a copy of the rules by mail. Please read them - there aren't many, but following them will make life easier for you and the moderators of your group.
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| − | Although the precise rules will vary from group to group, click on [[Basic Rules]] to read the common ones.
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| − | = How do I send a message to the group? =
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| − | = How do I respond to messages on the group? =
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| − | = How should I choose who to give to? =
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| − | = How should I arrange pick-up? =
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| − | Arrange as you like. Generally, you'll wait until you get a handful of responses or maybe overnight, and then you can pick whomever you like! That's half the fun. You might like to consider giving your starving local charity preference if one should respond.
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| − | Please arrange pickup with one person only, rather than "it's outside, whoever gets here first gets it." Otherwise you'll become unpopular pretty fast with your fellow Freecycle group members.
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| − | Also, only give your phone number to one person at a time or ask for the recipient's phone no. Otherwise you'll get swamped with phone calls. Some groups do not allow phone numbers and addresses to be posted due to safety concerns for their members. Again, this is local policy.
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| − | = I'm going on holiday - how can I stop the mails? =
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| − | = I'm getting too many mails, what can I do? =
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| − | = How do I leave the group? =
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| − | The easiest way is to send a mail to the unsubscribe address on your group's [[home page]]:
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| − | [[Image:GroupUnsubscribe.jpg]]
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| − | Or you can go to the [[join page]] and click on a button there to leave the group.
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