Freegle FAQ

• Where has my group gone?
• What is the new posting email address?
• Why have you changed your name?
• How can I contact my group moderators?
• Does it work like it used to?
• Why am I getting mails from another group in the same town/city?
• Are there any Data Protection issues?
• Why couldn't you ask us before you did this?
• How can I stop these group messages?

• Where has my group gone?

  You can find your group again at www.ilovefreegle.org/groups. You are still a member – if you had a bookmark you will need to update this for the website address.

• What is the new posting email address?

  Find your group at www.ilovefreegle.org/groups and scroll to the bottom of your group’s homepage to see your posting address – it will be something like:
  YOUR-GROUP-NAME@yahoogroups.com

• Why have you changed your name?

  Please see www.ilovefreegle.org/history.

• How can I contact my group moderators?

  Find your group at www.ilovefreegle.org/groups and scroll to the bottom of your group’s homepage to see your posting address – it will be something like:
  YOUR-GROUP-NAME-owner@yahoogroups.com

• Does it work like it used to?

  Yes.

• Why am I getting mails from another group in the same town/city?

  Because some members are also members of MyFreecycle, which is the group hosted on the Freecycle website. The groups were linked, but are no longer affiliated in any way. You can use both or either, as you prefer.

• Are there any Data Protection issues?

  No, as the groups themselves are still the same – they have only been renamed. The group owners of your local group have stayed the same.

• Why couldn't you ask us before you did this?

  Because by doing so, our groups would have been immediately removed from The Freecycle Network. And once a group has been removed, they are no longer allowed to use the word Freecycle in their group name.

• How can I stop these group messages?

  Do this:

  1. Click on ‘edit membership’ at the top of YOUR group
  2. Choose ‘Special Notices’ (please not ‘No email’, or you won’t get key Admin notices from your local Freegle Team)
  3. Click the ‘Save changes’ button at the bottom
  4. Yahoo! Groups will adjust your settings, but it may take a day or so to show