Trouble as Freecycle staff break away from US parent.

UK branches of Freecycle are breaking away from US founders after a dispute over management of their local web pages

UK Freecycle moderators break away from US network | Environment | guardian.co.uk


The acrimonious split follows unsatisfactory negotiations which could have given Freecycle's UK moderators the ability to localise their web pages and allow them to serve the community better. For example, a moderator for one local branch was not allowed to ask a moderator from a neighbouring locality to act as locum while they go on holiday. Ideas on the ground, such as a Freecycle bay at the local tip, were ruled out.

The UK is probably the most enthusiastic Freecycling country in the world, hosting just 10% of all the branches but handling 27% of all Freecycling activities.