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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Then this is not the group for you. Use Freecycle or post free on marketplace. But Nothing groups want you to let things simmer for at a minimum a few hours so the greedy ones don’t get everything and you can pick someone that maybe hasn’t ever been picked.

Just leave the group and set your stuff on the curb then. [/quote]

The “let it simmer” rule leads to the exercise of bias because apparently you are supposed to pick the person most worthy of your box of used colored markers or whatever. When you pick the first person, you have a clearly defined algorithm that doesn’t get diluted by things like race. I am honestly surprised so many admins want to promote a system that clearly leads to improper decision-making.

[b]If you live in a diverse area, keep an eye on the posts to see how many people who are “picked” always happen to be white women.[/b] [/quote]

OP here and this is something that has definitely bothered me. I've seen exactly this. That's why I always go with the first poster, and after getting my hand slapped for it, I now have to say "first come, first served."

Once or twice, someone has sent me a private message explaining that they are truly going through a tough time, and I go with them and don't mind at all that they reached out to me privately even though that's "against the rules."[/quote]

I’ve seen it too and it is why I left my BN group, who also had a power-mad “let it simmer” admin. Sorry but I am not going to be part of a system that overtly introduces really problematic bias. FCFS means the decision-making process could be transparent but FCFS is discouraged by admins. [/quote]

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