Dear Fellow Freecyclers,

I received the following screen cap this morning:

"OFFER: 16'1" aluminum crestline boat

"trying to sell an aluminum crestline boat with a 48 spl johnson runs great asking 1200.00 obo without being lowballed. i drive this everyday, if not i start it up, its in he water now. anyone intrested [sic] can contact  10 min from pc beach by water <no wake zone> to get there. it needs a trailer"

Okay. The first and most important rule of Freecycle is, EVERYTHING IS FREE. It's in the name! Once in a while, there's a scammer who thinks they can pull a fast one by trying to sell an item through the list or even trick people to come to a yard sale to buy something. These individuals deserve a swift kick from their local lists. They haven't read the rules, they haven't applied basic good sense, and they have not shown interest or consideration for their fellow freecyclers. Any one of those three would have made it obvious that you do not sell things on Freecycle. They are selfish and don't care for the integral community aspect of Freecycle that allows the system to function.

As Always,
Me.

Dear Fellow Freecyclers,

You're awesome. We like you. Your participation in Freecycle is nothing short of spectacular. That said, please don't post Garage Sale notifications. Unless when you say "priced to sell" you mean FREE, a garage sale is not in the spirit of Freecycle.

As a secondary note to the moderator of a group that moderates each individual post to make sure it meets his/her approval, including taking it upon his/herself to modify post content to remove important location and time sensitivity information, do not be so hypocritical and stupid to actually approve a post that offers things for sale.

Honestly.

As Always,
Me.