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judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 10 3:40 pm Post subject:
I don't think I implied that I thought it would be.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 10 4:44 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

I don't think I implied that I thought it would be.

My point was simply that if a formal system existed, then it would not hamper anything informal alongside it.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 10 4:46 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement.

Ditto.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 10 8:43 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

judith wrote:

I don't think I implied that I thought it would be.

My point was simply that if a formal system existed, then it would not hamper anything informal alongside it.

Unfortunately I don't think that is true.

Anyone who participated in a formal solution would be far less amiable to an informal solution because they already bought into the formal solution

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46211
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 10 9:37 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

judith wrote:

I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement.

Ditto.

yep

Treacodactyl
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 5:44 pm Post subject:
Just seen this mentioned, no idea if it's any good as I've not used it but thought it worth mentioning. https://www.streetbank.com/

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 5:54 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Just seen this mentioned, no idea if it's any good as I've not used it but thought it worth mentioning. https://www.streetbank.com/

Like. Lots. Hope it takes off.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 5:59 pm Post subject:
Is it just not like LETS, though?

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 6:07 pm Post subject:
LETS is supposed to act as a currency isn't it? Which is where it breaks down because everybody wants a carpenter/gardener/electrician but there's a small level of demand for Hopi ear candling. This just seems to be a localised version of downsizer/freecycle/freegle. Nick only likes it because his neighbours are more than a km away.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 6:15 pm Post subject:

Yeah - but when it works it works quite well. I've found an active group here that does include people who actually DO stuff. Including someone with a 7.5 ton truck for hire. I must be the only person in the country who actually WANTS hopi ear candling rather than an electrician

. There's even a market once a month that you can take your stuff along to.

Did all Nick's close neighbours move out, then?

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 6:39 pm Post subject:
I think that he had them deported to Australia or something. Herefordshire's still quite feudal.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 10 9:17 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Just seen this mentioned, no idea if it's any good as I've not used it but thought it worth mentioning. https://www.streetbank.com/

You don't frequent the Sheffieldforum do you? Or is it coincidence?

I like the idea of streetbank, but it was not what I was thinking of.

sean wrote:

LETS is supposed to act as a currency isn't it? Which is where it breaks down because everybody wants a carpenter/gardener/electrician but there's a small level of demand for Hopi ear candling.

Which is why it makes sense to cast the net a bit wider.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 10 5:20 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

I think that he had them deported to Australia or something. Herefordshire's still quite feudal.

Hell, yes.

charlieb

Joined: 09 Dec 2010
Posts: 1

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 10 2:31 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement.

Unless you've tried one of the more formal websites out there, you're bound to think things are fine just as they are.

A more formal arrangement - which is accessible and organised well - can only be a good thing. Especially if it has community cohesion, reduction of waste and the act of sharing at its core.

Incidentally I'm a member of Streetbank too - and a massive fan. https://www.streetbank.com/

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 10 2:35 pm Post subject:
I don't think that anyone's suggesting that people shouldn't join streetbank or whatever other scheme they want to take part in. More that within the framework of downsizer the existing help/barter system works very nicely without the need for more formal administration.

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