The most unknown Craigslist secret. There are forums set up for groups of people to sit and post ads all day long. One posts the others flag it no questions asked. Doesn't have to violate the CL TOU . If they simply do not want it there it is flagged. They do not monitor their community they monitor all communites with a program to pull up all craigslist ads with keywords they choose. 70 of these people belong on a google group to do this same thing. Hundreds of ads all over the country are flagged all day everyday.
(Posted on February 4, 2008, 5:00 pm Sandy)
It is incredibly ignorant and clueless to believe that the world needs massive squads of self-appointed pet police conjuring up evil in everyone who offers or is searching for a pet. Maybe you should get out and smell the flowers more often, Cathy. There's a lot of great people in the world who own happy healthy pets. They nor their animals need nannying by those whose primary occupation is that of cynic or chronic faultfinder.
(Posted on May 6, 2007, 11:15 pm ccdirtdawgs)
This is an incredibly ignorant column, and the writer is obviously clueless about the problems at craigslist.
Pet listings are flagged because unscrupulous people like puppy mill breeders are using craigslist to sell sick & inferior animals, and run their illegal and often criminal businesses.
Not to mention, some of these illegal businesses obtain breeding stock from unsuspecting pet owners who think that the responders are a "good home."
Also, stolen pets have been offered for sale on craigslist.
Thus the craiglist community keeps a tighter watch on these pet listings to prevent fraud and animal abuse.
It is ridiculous beyond belief to somehow believe that a pet listing should be handled in the same way as say, a kayak listing.
And Jopnathan Sidener shgould be ashamed of himself for having a selfish temper tantrum without doing a little research.
As a journalist, isn't that his job?
Animals are not objects, and criminal activity and cruelty involving pets has been an issue on craigslist.
