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EileenF — 2013-08-20T02:17:54Z

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- Freecycle is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and thus keeping good stuff out of landfills.	+ Freecycle is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and thus keeping ["second-hand goods" good stuff] out of landfills.

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MarkH3326 — 2012-08-09T00:53:51Z

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	+ ------ + ''2012-08-08 20:53:51'' [[nbsp]] Hello everyone! We have updated this page and look forward to your visit to the group! :-) - Mark H. --["Users/MarkH3326"]

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MarkH3326 — 2012-08-09T00:51:08Z

We edited this page to update the links and information about the group.

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- '''Freecycle/Rochester''' is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the ["Craigslist"] 'forsale' section except everything is offered at no cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group ([http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rochesterny_freecycle/ RochesterNY_Freecycle Group]) and although the "official" [http://freecycle.org Freecycle website] indicates the lists should permit anyone to post without moderator approval (except, optionally, for new users), this one requires moderator approval of every message posted.	+ '''Freecycle/Rochester''' is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. + It's like the ["Craigslist"] 'free' section. + It has been on The Freecycle Network platform since Nov 04, 2010. + Instructions on how to join are on the main Description page (see link above). + + Freecycle is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and thus keeping good stuff out of landfills. + + Membership is free, and everything posted must be FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages. To view the items being given away or sought in the Greater Rochester, NY (U.S.A.) area, you must be a member of the local group. + + We look forward to your visit!

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clouse201 — 2008-11-03T20:20:02Z

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	+ ------ + ''2008-11-03 15:20:02'' [[nbsp]] Every post on RochesterNY_Freecycle is not moderated! New members are moderated and people who just can't get it of how to post correct so we can keep a orderly site for our members. The site has changed in the past year so try it! + Hil Co Owner RochesterNY_Freecycle --["Users/clouse201"]

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BradMandell — 2008-07-24T18:02:51Z

highlight get first link for craigslist

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- Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group ([http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rochesterny_freecycle/]) and although the "official" [http://freecycle.org Freecycle website] indicates the lists should permit anyone to post without moderator approval (except, optionally, for new users), this one requires moderator approval of every message posted.	+ '''Freecycle/Rochester''' is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the ["Craigslist"] 'forsale' section except everything is offered at no cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group ([http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rochesterny_freecycle/ RochesterNY_Freecycle Group]) and although the "official" [http://freecycle.org Freecycle website] indicates the lists should permit anyone to post without moderator approval (except, optionally, for new users), this one requires moderator approval of every message posted.
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- There also exists a ["Livejournal"] community, [wiki:LJ:freecycleroch freecycleroch], although it is currently much less active than the Yahoo group. Another alternative is the [http://rochester.craigslist.org/zip free items section] and [http://rochester.craigslist.org/wan wanted items section] of Rochester's ["Craigslist"].	+ Other alternatives include: + * ["Livejournal"] community, [wiki:LJ:freecycleroch freecycleroch], although it is currently much less active than the Yahoo group. + * On [http://rochester.craigslist.org Rochester's Craigslist]. + * [http://rochester.craigslist.org/zip free items section] + * [http://rochester.craigslist.org/wan wanted items section]

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ZackPanitzke — 2008-07-13T19:14:22Z

Updated links - KC link had 404'd and Yahoo! group link was incorrect.

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- Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group ([http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclerochesterny/]) and although the "official" [http://freecycle.org Freecycle website] indicates the lists should permit anyone to post without moderator approval (except, optionally, for new users), this one requires moderator approval of every message posted.	+ Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group ([http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rochesterny_freecycle/]) and although the "official" [http://freecycle.org Freecycle website] indicates the lists should permit anyone to post without moderator approval (except, optionally, for new users), this one requires moderator approval of every message posted.

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alexandergartley — 2007-12-12T20:25:15Z

moved website to top of page for consistency with other pages

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MrPhil — 2007-07-06T14:05:26Z

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	+ ------ + ''2007-07-06 10:05:26'' [[nbsp]] 2x I have had no shows to take what is offered, other than that, I have had good luck with rochester freecycling. --["MrPhil"]

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DanjenZarp — 2007-07-05T14:34:12Z

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	+ ------ + ''2007-07-05 10:34:12'' [[nbsp]] Actually the comment above about every message being approved by moderator is false, new members are moderated, and people that cause issues by being greedy ,. or breaking the rules are returned to moderation. The majority of Freecycles 5300 people are not moderated. With approx 1000 messages a week, the moderator wouldnt have a life if everyone was moderated. How do i know this? I am one of the co owners --["DanjenZarp"]

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AndrewSerrano — 2006-05-09T17:48:41Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-05-09 15:48:41'' [[nbsp]] Thank you Jason for helping re-word this page. It sounds much more complete than my previous edit. --["AndrewSerrano"]

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JasonOlshefsky — 2006-05-09T12:51:07Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-05-09 10:51:07'' [[nbsp]] A wiki Freecycle would probably suck, actually, unless old items would automatically expire, making it essentially an equivalent substitute for a subset of what Craigslist offers. --["JasonOlshefsky"]

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JasonOlshefsky — 2006-05-09T12:49:41Z

Yahoo! Group is fully moderated; add Craigslist links.

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- Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclerochesterny/)	+ Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group ([http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclerochesterny/]) and although the "official" [http://freecycle.org Freecycle website] indicates the lists should permit anyone to post without moderator approval (except, optionally, for new users), this one requires moderator approval of every message posted.
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- There also exists a ["Livejournal"] community, [wiki:LJ:freecycleroch freecycleroch], although it is currently much less active than the Yahoo group.	+ There also exists a ["Livejournal"] community, [wiki:LJ:freecycleroch freecycleroch], although it is currently much less active than the Yahoo group. Another alternative is the [http://rochester.craigslist.org/zip free items section] and [http://rochester.craigslist.org/wan wanted items section] of Rochester's ["Craigslist"].

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AndrewSerrano — 2006-05-08T19:11:42Z

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- Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run (unfortunately!) as a Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclerochesterny/) and the adminstration seems remarkably anal. They have not yet approved my membership. (WTF?)	+ Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run as a Yahoo! group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclerochesterny/)
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TobinFricke — 2005-07-15T20:54:07Z

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	+ ------ + ''2005-07-15 13:54:07'' [[nbsp]] How would a wiki freecycle be better than Craigslist? --["TobinFricke"]

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AnthonyRudgick — 2005-07-13T16:57:10Z

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	+ ------ + ''2005-07-13 09:57:10'' [[nbsp]] i use freecycle ocassionally... it could definitely be implemented better, perhaps even adding a similar section here on the wiki? --["AnthonyRudgick"]

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RobertPolyn — 2005-07-13T16:02:05Z

toned down commentary, less self-perpetuating. revert if you disagree.

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TobinFricke — 2005-07-13T15:37:42Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-07-13T13:59:30Z

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FarMcKon — 2005-06-25T17:56:16Z

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	+ ------ + ''2005-06-25 10:56:16'' [[nbsp]] Craigslist works better than freecycle ever does/did --["FarMcKon"]

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JasonOlshefsky — 2005-06-25T13:14:43Z

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	+ ------ + ''2005-06-25 06:14:43'' [[nbsp]] I find a lot of the rules to be draconian as well. The whole notion of it being moderated doesn't seem to help it be useful or structured, it just makes for ornery moderators who have to comb through thousands of messages a day. --["JasonOlshefsky"]

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JasonOlshefsky — 2005-06-25T13:13:31Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-25T04:31:21Z

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	+ + * [http://www.kcfreecycle.org/roch/ Official Site]

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TobinFricke — 2005-04-04T04:21:04Z

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	+ Freecycle/Rochester is a mailing list where people post about things they want to give away. It's like the craigslist 'forsale' section except everything is without cost. It is run (unfortunately!) as a Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclerochesterny/) and the adminstration seems remarkably anal. They have not yet approved my membership. (WTF?)