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I just got banned from freecycle
myntik1:
I'm not trying to start a war since I know a couple of people on here are freecycle mods. Are the rules of freecycle so set in stone that they can only be changed by an act of god? Since I moved I've used this new freecylcle group about 3 times in the last year. The other group I was in seemed a bit more lax (see below). Obviously I can't conform to freecycle rules and it lead to a couple of harsh emails between me and one of the mods.
I originally thought that my ad was not approved because I used a dash (-) instead of a colon (:), but I guess the egregious error involved not putting WANTED in capital letters. Using lowercase letters was my undoing.
My subject line was this:
wanted - 13 inch CRT monitor (E Fpk)
I questioned why my ad wasn't approved and I rec'd a harsh response -
SUBJECT HEADING MUST BE IN CAPS, READ OUR GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE SENT
TO YOU WHEN YOU BECAME A MEMBER OF THIS GROUP, AND ARE SENT OUT EVERY
2 WEEKS AND EVERY MONTH, AND FOLLOW THEM
I responded in kind and was told that I am lucky that I wasn't banned. I know being a mod is a non-paying gig that isn't very rewarding, but does it give you a right to ish on people who question their supreme power. After a vent session I do believe my name now appears on the banned list.
DaveMMR:
Not defending the mods (I haven't heard both sides) but I'm sure part of their frustration is that they have to explain the whole "read the guidelines" spiel more than a few times a day when people ask why they're ad isn't approved.
Ummon:
They're just nazi mods over there. I don't think I'd last long as a mod, but I'm not that (or that kind of) strict. Create another yahoo account and you're in.
AtomSmasher:
I think the mod just really likes capital letters. I mean, look at his email to you, all caps. If your response to him wasn't in all caps, then you probably offended him. It's capital letters or nothing in his world. ;D
seriously though, it sounds like you were asking to be banned if you replied angrily to the mod. They may be pointless rules, but it would of been easy enough to follow them and resubmit your wanted request with the subject in all caps.
Havok:
Freecycle is ghey anyways.
:P
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