2008 April 21 « FreeRRRs

Out of context

One thing that defines the genericism of the word freecycle is its use wholly outside TFN groups. That could be people who wish to spread the good word, or it could mean people who wish to reuse it in their own context. Take some atari stuff which is on offer. Is this anything to do with a TFN group. Or indeed is it anything to do with a non-TFN group?

I think not. What it is is someone who is just using an online forum which is not even on Yahoo Groups or anything related to TFN to advertise an item. This person uses the word freecycle intentionally since they know that in their own mind, and the mind of readers the concept of giving for reuse of this item is perfectly understandable.

April 21, 2008 Posted by andyswarbs | freecycle | | No Comments

About

Stemming from my experiences of giving and receiving items through the concept of Freecycling, this blog is a critique of the industry known as the “gift economy”. I started out as just another freecycler, then moderator. Then something happened that propelled me into being a movement activist. Much of what is written concerns the controversy surrounding The Freecycle Network (TFN). There are many articles referring back to the origins of the company, and indeed events that led up to its creation. This is therefore an activists blog.

If anyone sees anything incorrect please let me know and I will do what I can to correct them. Any errors and omissions are mine. All comments are welcome and indeed if anyone wishes to suggest future topics, or other sites related to the subject of the future of freecycling please tell me now, not tomorrow.

Returning freecycling back to the movement.

Andy Swarbrick, UK