Category talk:Regiving

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[edit] Introduction to renamed category

This category was originally known as Freecycling, and renamed in January 2006 in a decontroversalizing cleanup. The original term, and whether it is generic or not, is the subject of a US and EU trademark application and opposing lawsuit. The clean-up aimed to capture the essence of the actual practice of posting unwanted things to a local mailing list, regardless of the politics. The neutral term regiving, which has only been used generically and implies taking no sides in any current controversies has been selected in its place.

This change is primarily a simple rename. The text on the page has also changed, removing some of the original material which reflected political arguments rather than the social phenomenology, rather than overhauling. This editor welcomes improvements to the text, and also thoughts on how this page should be best organized. Should Regiving also be a topic, with its own organization-neutral description of the activity? -- SagePose, 8th January 2006