Brighton Freecycle Wars
Who would have thought it? there is a battle raging in the world of recycling.
Firstly, at the start of this week, a freecycle splinter group was formed GreenCycleSussex . This is the moderators from Brighton Freecycle going it alone.
Then, some dude called Larry informed me that the original freecycle group is still going.
So, who, what, why?
It is all a big ego thing, everyone wants to be the boss, make the decisions. And just like the way fractured oppostion allowed Hitler to rise up and be naughty, the only loser will be the cause.
Or in a less dramatic analogy it is like when all the members of Boyzone launched solo careers. The only people to lose out were the fans. So, who is to be the Ronan Keating of the freecycle world?
And why is there a squabble over the use of the name “Freecycle” ? Does Al Gore object to the use by other of of “Global Warming” and “Carbon Footprint”? You can read some petty nonsense here
While the freecycle civil war rages, I suggest you just use Gumtree instead. (It works better anyway)
Tags: Brighton
What's on your mind?
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October 19th 2009 | 1
me says:
the freecyclebrighton ‘original’ group on yahoo has also now been renamed, and left the stable..
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thedelboy says:
I have tried to register with Greencycle but for some reason it says I am banned? I am with Freecycle but have never been with Greencycle what on earth is going on do Greencycle want people to donate or not?
