Mornin',
A cutting from my Mail today.
"Hello,
Your request to join the chicagofreecycle group was not approved.
The moderator of each Yahoo! group chooses whether to restrict
membership in the group. Moderators who choose to restrict
membership also choose whom to admit.
Please note that this decision is final"
This is entertainment, me a bicyclist for over 35 years in all weather with a penchant for recycling, DENIED MEMBERSHIP!!! What's the scoop?
What is being Freecycled is deniable plausibility.
A few coroborrative examples:
Twelve years later, myths about the Contract persist
Source: thehill.com
The Hill is a congressional newspaper that publishes daily when Congress is in session, with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns and goings on on Capitol Hill.
Flashback
Contract with America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign. Written by Larry Hunter who was aided by Newt Gingrich, Robert Walker, ...
Decorum Today
Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Taliban issues code of conduct
Source: english.aljazeera.net
Document for fighters outlines treatment of hostages and use of suicide bombers.
So I went and read the etiquette section of freecycle to understand why Exclusion.
"Freecycle provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure!"
- From the Freecycle website. For more general information about the mission of Freecycle, visit them at www.freecycle.org
YOU MUST READ the Etiquette Rules before you begin."
Now you can too in toto
"1. KEEP IT FREE, LEGAL & APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES
2. USE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT LINES.
3. TANGIBLE ITEMS ONLY: NO POLITICS, NO SPAM, NO ADVERTISING, NO SERVICES, NO MONEY, NO PERSONAL ATTACKS/RUDENESS, NO PROSELYTIZING/RELIGION.
4. NO TRADING or BORROWING PLEASE.
5. RESPONSES GO ONLY TO OFFERER.
6. NO OFFERING YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILDREN.
7. A BRIEF NOTE ON FREECYCLE ETIQUETTE: "Be nice."
8. SAFETY.
9. Rules Regarding WANTEDs: PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SAME WANTED ITEM MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH. ONLY 2 WANTED POSTS PER WEEK.
10. YOUR APPROXIMATE LOCATION: List this in the BODY of your email.
11. E-mail Settings: INDIVIDUAL EMAILS, DAILY DIGEST or SPECIAL NOTICES ONLY. The WEB ONLY setting is NOT ALLOWED!
12. CAN WE USE FREECYCLE GROUPS TO FIND NEW HOMES FOR PETS? NO.
13. PICK UP. Arrange as you like.
NOTE: We Request That Your First Post Be An Offer: In the spirit of giving, please make your first posting to the group an Offer. No offer is too small! As Freecycle was designed to help keep items out of the landfills, we do ask that you do try to offset your Wanted posts with Offer posts."
Maybe it has something to with the phrase "Be nice"
Maybe it is a polite euphemism, an exclusive code.
In that case glad to be a reject, again.
This is why I drink my coffee Straight
No Cream
No Sugar
It is another beautiful day in Chicago
Peace be with you,
Peter Lott Heppner
P.S. Not being dumped in a landfill any day soon.
P.S.2 Received 9 e-mails from chicagofreecycle, how 'bout that, have been accepted, still, velly intellesting
