Comments on: Why is it different because it’s Craigslist?

By: Roger Plothow

Roger Plothow — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:04:45 +0000

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

By: Roger Plothow

Roger Plothow — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:04:45 +0000

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Are Web Sites Responsible for Their Users? — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:04:06 +0000

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By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:33:58 +0000

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.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:37:02 +0000

I'm kind of surprised at that too, Will — kids nowadays :-)

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