Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to let everyone know that what went on here the past few
days was unacceptable as most of you know.

I want to let everyone know that the offending members and those who
expressed concern have all been personally emailed and appropriate
measures have been taken.

8 members have been put on moderation and it was quite surprising to
me that the majority of the members that were involved are elite
members. Members that have been with us since 2006 or longer that
should be familiar with the rules and etiquette of our Forum.

I guess the only thing to say about this positively is this group has
been around for almost 4 years and we are almost 600 strong, have only
one moderator and this is our first real incident.

I hope this is the last. I have been on my computer since 6pm (it is
now almost midnight) trying to clear this all up. So please take a
minute to review the rules in my next post.

Please take the time now to review the following rules:

8 - KEEP IT FREE - There is to be no money involved! If you're looking
to sell your items, please go to
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/GreyBruceCheapcycle/

13 - GOT A PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER MEMBER??? No problem! Let me know
about it and I can do the "dirty" work. This IS A RULE. "Beefs" with
other members are not allowed to be publicly expressed on the boards.
Doing so will result in lost privileges like unmoderated posts. If
you are mature enough and you see a member doing something they are
not suppose to, take into consideration that they do not really mean
to offend you, and politely and privately message them to inform them
of the rules and their mistake. Please carbon copy the email to
myself at binary.speaking@... to cover you tracks and make me
aware as well. ALSO...no sarcasm please.

Well it's late. I spent long enough on here in hopes of productively
clearing things up.

If you have any further comments or concerns, please email me
personally at binary.speaking@... with FREECYCLE in the subject
line.

Rachel
Group Owner and Creator
Grey Bruce Freecycle and Cheapcycle