tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23147608.post9073679483948927200..comments2020-02-18T23:43:14.874-08:00Comments on Tim's Thoughts: freecycle, let me count the ways...Tim Oeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11950416117686776062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23147608.post-6011322926860525762008-01-29T22:14:00.000-08:002008-01-29T22:14:00.000-08:00Sorry Laurie, editing comments is not possible in ...Sorry Laurie, editing comments is not possible in blogger.com (to the best of my knowledge). Either I publish it or I don't. In this case there are many Lauries in the world so I hope you'll forgive me that I've published your comment. Your perspective is very common among those who have contacted me about TFN.Tim Oeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950416117686776062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23147608.post-50383600212193991862008-01-29T11:22:00.000-08:002008-01-29T11:22:00.000-08:00Hi -Just wanted to comment on this particular item...Hi -<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to comment on this particular item:<BR/><I>11) freecycle was freely given away hundreds of thousands of times by the people who created it and popularized it and when you give something away, you should be generous and allow people to keep the gift, right?</I><BR/>My .02: In my mind and probably most other folks', this isn't even a matter of being generous. Once you give an item away, it is no longer yours & becomes the property of whoever you gave it to. Just picture it: to attempt to take it back is not merely ungenerous, it's theft! In this case, of course, the word freecycle isn't a tangible item and is a great exception to the rule that you can't have your cake and eat it too! TFN could keep using the word even while acknowledging that it belongs to everyone. But having agreed in the past that it belongs to the world, to attempt to reclaim it for their exclusive use is not a simple matter of generosity vs stinginess. It's a grab - and a grab is taking what never actually belonged to you in the first place, and helping yourself to what never belonged to you in the first place is...theft.<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for your good work and all the sacrifices made for the sake of principle.<BR/><BR/>Tim, please do me a favor, and if you decide to publish this comment, <B>change my name</B>...scary that I feel I need to ask, isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139546028840161574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23147608.post-46859000668946993262008-01-27T05:20:00.000-08:002008-01-27T05:20:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.EGSnyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437859262142971965noreply@blogger.com