Just need to have a moan.
I've been using freecycle and olio for years now, and just put up another batch of things. I'm a huge fan of the concept; it's helped me declutter a lot and I love that my things get to have a second life.
However, I'm always astounded at how rude and curt people can be. So many messages not even asking for the item, just instructing me to give it to them with their preferred time/date - e.g., "will collect today" or "will take this." When they do use "please" and "thank you," it's often along the lines of "want this pls - address?" or "can come Monday thx." There are also the ones who send follow-ups like "hello" or just "?" when I don't reply to their initial rude message. Or requests like "don't need the pots just pan pls" when I've stated that I'm giving them away as a bundle.
To be clear, I really don't expect more than "hi, is this still available, and if so, when could I collect please?"
I suppose the plus side is that it makes it much easier to choose who I give the items to - literally anyone who is politely asking rather than instructing - but the bar is just so low.
I should caveat that I have also met some really lovely and polite people (my favourite being a lady who even updated me with pictures of how she used my old plates for an art project) but why are they so rare!?