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To Join My Freecycle (The global Freecycle site)
 
To Join My Freecycle (The global Freecycle site)
  
1. Go to http://my.freecycle.org and click on the sign up form link in the center of the page.<br />
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#Go to http://my.freecycle.org and click on the sign up form link in the center of the page.
2. On the next page, enter the User ID of your choice. If you belong to other Yahoo Freecycle groups, it is best to use your regular Yahoo User ID for clarity sake on My Freecycle so that you are one in the same on the Yahoo Platform or the Freecycle Platform.<br />
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#On the next page, enter the User ID of your choice. If you belong to other Yahoo Freecycle groups, it is best to use your regular Yahoo User ID for clarity sake on My Freecycle so that you are one in the same on the Yahoo Platform or the Freecycle Platform.
3. Enter a valid email address on the next line<br />
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#Enter a valid email address on the next line
4. Choose a password that you can easily remember<br />
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#Choose a password that you can easily remember
5. Confirm the password that you have chosen<br />
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#Confirm the password that you have chosen
6. Type the two re-captcha words<br />
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#Type the two re-captcha words
7. Tick the Terms of Service box on the right<br />
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#Tick the Terms of Service box on the right
8. Click the green Sign Up button at center bottom.<br />
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#Click the green Sign Up button at center bottom.
 
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To Join your local Group (Your little corner)
 
To Join your local Group (Your little corner)
1. Click the 'My Groups' Tab, type in the name of the group you wish to join. Click on 'Find Group'.
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#Click the 'My Groups' Tab, type in the name of the group you wish to join. Click on 'Find Group'.
2. When the groupname appears, click on 'Join this group' on the far right.
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#When the groupname appears, click on 'Join this group' on the far right.
3. If the group is set to approve new members you will not be automatically added until the Moderators approve you. Once you are added to the group, it will appear in the drop-down list under the 'My Groups' link at the top right.  
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#If the group is set to approve new members you will not be automatically added until the Moderators approve you. Once you are added to the group, it will appear in the drop-down list under the 'My Groups' link at the top right.  
 
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Revision as of 23:58, 7 November 2010

To Join My Freecycle (The global Freecycle site)

  1. Go to http://my.freecycle.org and click on the sign up form link in the center of the page.
  2. On the next page, enter the User ID of your choice. If you belong to other Yahoo Freecycle groups, it is best to use your regular Yahoo User ID for clarity sake on My Freecycle so that you are one in the same on the Yahoo Platform or the Freecycle Platform.
  3. Enter a valid email address on the next line
  4. Choose a password that you can easily remember
  5. Confirm the password that you have chosen
  6. Type the two re-captcha words
  7. Tick the Terms of Service box on the right
  8. Click the green Sign Up button at center bottom.


To Join your local Group (Your little corner)

  1. Click the 'My Groups' Tab, type in the name of the group you wish to join. Click on 'Find Group'.
  2. When the groupname appears, click on 'Join this group' on the far right.
  3. If the group is set to approve new members you will not be automatically added until the Moderators approve you. Once you are added to the group, it will appear in the drop-down list under the 'My Groups' link at the top right.