Njengoko ndiqonda, i-Freecycle ivumela abantu ukuba benze izinto ezininzi ezingenayo urhwebo, ngoko unokuphikisa ukuba kufuneka yongezwe kwi-directory- ikhuthaza ukuziphatha okulungileyo, ngaphandle korhwebo. Ivumela abantu ukuba babe nako ukwabelana kunye nokusebenzisa kwakhona izinto, kwaye oku kwabelana kunye nokusetyenziswa kwakhona phakathi kwabantu akukho rhwebo.. Kodwa olu hlobo lundikhumbuza i-Couchsurfing.com- I-Couchsurfing iphinda yenza into enhle yokurhweba: abantu bayakwazi ukwabelana ngendawo yabo (ibhedi, igumbi lokulala, nantoni na.) Ikhuthaza inkonzo enkulu esimahla phakathi kwabantu, ukuze ndibone ukuba kutheni umntu enokufuna ukongeza iCouchsurfing kuluhlu. Nangona kunjalo, inkonzo ebonelelwa yi-Couchsurfing ayiyondawo yokuhlala yasimahla kubantu, inkonzo ebonelela ngayo yiwebhusayithi apho abantu banokunxulumana kunye. Kwaye ngelishwa, loo webhusayithi ayirhweba. Ekuqaleni, bafaka iintengiso kwiwebhusayithi yabo kwaye baqokelele idatha, emva koko baqala ukutyhala le "isiqinisekiso" sokwenza imali, kwaye ngoku, baye bavalela abantu ngaphandle kweeakhawunti zabo ukuba abahlawuli umrhumo wenyanga ukufikelela kwiwebhusayithi. Ngoko ke nangona i-Couchsurfing yenza inkonzo ekhululekileyo yorhwebo inokwenzeka phakathi kwabantu, umbutho ngokwawo awunikezeli ngenkonzo yasimahla yorhwebo. Kwaye yiloo nto olu luhlu lwasimahla lwentengiso lumalunga- nokuba le mibutho inikezela ngantoni.

Njengoko ndiqonda, luhlobo lwebali elifanayo kunye ne-Freecycle- bavumela abantu ukuba bakwazi ukubonelela ngezinto ezingenanto yorhwebo omnye komnye, kodwa inkonzo abayinikezelayo (iwebhusayithi edibanisa aba bantu) ayikho ngokwenene i-trade-free kuba ibonisa iintengiso kwaye iqokelele idatha yakho.

Youtube posts ads next to videos and collects people’s data. One can see that as still ok since “all websites collect data” and that many websites post ads to maybe “support” themselves. However this does not make them trade-free. You have to trade your attention and data in order to access Youtube. There is no other way. Youtube won’t let you use their service without these trades. Freecycle is the same in the sense that no one can disable their ads or stop them from collecting people’s data. Thus, you HAVE to trade your attention and data to Freecycle. There is no other way that you can use their service. So, it makes this service NOT trade-free. Regardless of why they have ads on their website or collect data, for me it is not trade-free.

But I consider this anything but trade-free: https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pasted-4.jpg – I understand if they lack funding, but that does not mean to put ads into their website if they want to provide a genuine platform for people to share stuff. It’s like duckduckgo saying that it’s trade-free. Yes they do not collect your data, but they also put some ads in their search: https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pasted-4.png

Ukuba bafuna ukubonelela ngeqonga lasimahla lorhwebo, ke kufuneka bathembele kwiminikelo, kodwa hayi kuwe ukuba ubukele iintengiso zabo.

Kwaye ngaphezulu koko banabalandeleli abanomthunzi kakhulu: https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pasted-5.png

Freecycle is a pioneer in enabling people to gift to each other. Almost all websites collect our data and it would be best if they didn’t but that is no reason to completely reject them as a trade-free network. Adds are one of the only forms people can get funding for providing services at no cost, it is best if we can avoid them but they aren’t a good enough reason to reject a TFnetwork.

Nangona inokuphuculwa, ifreecycle nguvulindlela ogqwesileyo welizwe elingarhwebi kwaye kufuneka ubuncinane yamkelwe njengokhetho.

Andiyi kubongeza kwi-directory, kuba zigcwele iintengiso, ziqokelele idatha nge-google-analytics kwaye zikhuthaze indawo yazo kwiinethiwekhi ezisekelwe kurhwebo njenge-twitter kunye ne-facebook. Ngoko bafuna ingqalelo yakho kunye nedatha. Ukuba ufuna ukubonelela ngenethiwekhi apho abantu banokupha kwaye bafumane izinto simahla, nceda yenza nje loo nto. Musa ukuqokelela idatha, musa ukubeka iintengiso okanye ukhuthaze iinkonzo ezisekelwe kurhwebo. Ndiyazi ukuba kunokuba luqilima ukugcina iwebhusayithi, kodwa ke uxhomekeke kwiminikelo kuphela - kungenjalo ukwithambeka elimtyibilizi kwaye kungekudala okanye kamva abantu kuya kufuneka baqinisekise iiakhawunti zabo okanye bahlawule imali encinci yokusebenzisa iwebhusayithi yakho njengakwimeko ye-couchsurfing…