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and even within a single group the policy differs from post to post at
times. Getting all the various Freecycle groups working together as
opposed to separate little 'empires' under a single umbrella isn't
something I can see happening I'm afraid.

As an example, I saw a post a few months back from somebody wanting a CD
for Windows ME or newer because their AV vendor no longer supported
their Windows 98 installation. They also, iirc, commented that they may
need a better PC and/or some upgrade parts. I decided to reply to this
with a list of alternative freely available AV products that would do
the job for him, and potentially save his PC being scrapped (sadly
suggesting Linux was not a practical option in this case). Thinking that
the information would possibly save other machines from being scrapped
I coppied the Freecycle list, but was told by the moderator that since
it was not saving something from landfill it had been blocked. A matter
of days later posts were let through for internet codes from Rice
Crispies, discount voucher for Homebase and some 'go free' vouchers
whatever they are - certainly not saving anything from landfill.

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