How can I become a moderator for a freecycle group?

Question

I would like to start a freecycle group or be a moderator on one. Could someone tell me how to do this.

Answer 1

here's how you start a group

Easy as 1-2-3.

Start your group today.

http://groups.yahoo.com/start

to be a moderator on any group, owners mainly don't just appoint members, and are selective.

Answer 2

Here is how you can start a new Yahoo Group:

1. Go to Yahoo!s homepage, from the left hand side list choose "groups"

2. when the pages comes, there is box which says "Easy as 1-2-3. Start your group today." Click on it.

3. Then you enter to your Yahoo mail address.

4. You have 3 steps to create your yahoo group, which are: Categorize, Describe and Select Profile

And here is additional info from Yahoo!:

How do I start a new group?

It’s easy to start a group. Just click Start a Group on any Yahoo! Groups page. We'll walk you through a simple set-up process and presto, you’ll have a group!

It’ll get listed in the Yahoo! Groups directory within a few days, in the category that you select during the set-up process. Occasionally, our team of category editors comes across groups they feel have been miscategorized, and if this happens with your group, we’ll let you know.

And here is the link:

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

To be a moderator, the owner of the group should grant it to you:

How do I make someone a moderator of my group?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

How do I set moderator privileges?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

Can have I have more than one owner/moderator?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

How do I remove myself as a group moderator/owner? How do I make somebody else the group owner?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

Answer 3

If you want to start a Freecycle group, you need to work with The Freecycle Network, the nonprofit that owns the Freecycle name and trademark.

First check at http://www.freecycle.org/ to see what local groups are in your area. If there is one, great! Join up, follow the Freecycle rules, and once you have a decent track record, offer to help moderate.

If there is no group, you can see about starting a new one:

http://www.freecycle.org/startagroup/

Note that they will check for nearby groups, and ask them how they feel about another group.

Note that it takes a fair amount of work to "grow" a Freecycle group. You may need to do a lot of legwork to get the word out. And it will take a while to get a decent base - from what  I can tell, you need about 200 members to get a decent number of offers and wanteds.

It would also help if you have at least one other moderator - then you can cover for each other during vacations and personal crisis's. They can also help promote the group, too!

I have to say, being involved in Freecycle has been a lot of fun. I have shoveled out piles and piles of stuff to happy recipients, and got a bit of cool stuff myself.