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Mathew's comments: Why is it different because it’s Craigslist?

  • dave jorensson · 1 year ago
    i won my bet.! yesterday, i told a work colleague that there would be a kneejerk "follow" on your site today as soon as mike A posted something - no matter the topic. way to go.

    LOL
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    Congratulations Dave -- although I can't help feeling that you should
    get out more, maybe even meet some girls. Still, I guess everyone
    needs a hobby -- I'm happy to be yours.
  • Will Pate · 1 year ago
    The real question here: why has this not become the hottest campus prank sweeping the nation?
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    I'm kind of surprised at that too, Will -- kids nowadays :-)


    On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Disqus
  • Matt · 1 year ago
    Craigslist is different because it heralds itself as this great ethical organization that serves the community. And yet when things like this happen, Craigslist just hides behind its court cases that state that it's not responsible for their ads. But that's legally. What about ethically?

    Craigslist should be more vocal and make a proactive effort to curb these kinds of postings. How many people really give away all of their home's possessions when they're not even there? Come on. If Craigslist is really ethical, they should pony up a little bit of their $100+ million/year revenue and help this guy out.
  • Roger Plothow · 4 months ago
    Mathew: You're missing an important element. Newspaper classified departments have trained consultants who must know the identity of the person placing the ad, must adhere to state and federal standards against fraud and discrimination, and through experience learn to sniff out this sort of scam. The very nature of Craigslist list is, indeed, to blame for the high incidence of fraud, spamming, prostitution and other unsavory and illegal activity it supports. Yes, it's possible to fool a newspaper classified ad taker, but not easy. Craigslist is the perfect breeding ground for fraud and other types of illegitimate advertising.

    Roger Plothow
    Editor and Publisher
    Post Register
    Idaho Falls, Idaho