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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:04 AM Original message |
Craigslist sued over housing ad bias |
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mshasta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Give me a break. It would be impossible for them to screen ads |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Well, it is illegal |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. something tells me you have never been on 'Craig's list', lol. |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
46. You really think it should be stopped? |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. I can tell you that newspapers want to put craigslist out of business |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 01:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Bingo. |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Like you said, he's a decent egg, hence a target |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Once when my son was scammed on the net, Craig was the |
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henslee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Someone else i know got a call from Craig too. |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. I'm sure he's a decent guy and all... |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. it is not illegal |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. What the hell does this even mean? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. This is crap and will be tossed out of court. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 01:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Exactly what I was thinking. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It's transparent to people in San Francisco. |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I am with you. I've never met the guy, and I would get in a fight for him. |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. you've got a good point there... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. yep, agreed. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Craigslist may in fact be violating fair housing laws. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. But Craigslist is NOT like a newspaper. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. That's why I said it will be interesting to see how it sorts out. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. At CL, before your ad is posted, there is a screen |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I understand the harassment angle, but the way it works in FH enforcement |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. The wording is bizzare. And there are plenty of those |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
8. it`s up to the people who go to the site |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. They have an uphill battle |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. Sue the poster, not Craig. |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
13. it is well stated that CL doesn't screen the ads and take no |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. It was probably some prepubescent punk posting that racist crap.... |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
17. I LOVE Craigslist! |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'm dismayed that some of you think this is OK. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:08 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. NO ONE is supporting 'Whites Only' ads .... |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. "Sheeeesh"? |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. You apparently have NO clue what is going on here ... |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Wow, quite an over-reaction. |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 02:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
60. Actually, if I were to actually SEE a post of that sort.... |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. They should be going after the people who place the ads. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. seems to me there is an alert function and by the way |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. They do. n/t |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. They do have an alert function |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
56. are you familiar witih craigslist policies? |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
19. It looks like there may be an organized attack on Craigslist. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Interesting. I had forgotten about that thread. nt |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
23. craigslist provides porno to children nt |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. What are you talking about? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I believe msongs is paraphrasing the accusation made by |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. Yeah, simply click on the casual encounters section under personals |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. you are correct. no restrictions at all. our neighbor kids know all about |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
25. Why Are They (Whoever they are) Sueing Craigslist? |
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mitts (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Its plain to see |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. CraigsList is legally protected and will win. |
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madmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. it defies imagination that craigslist would have the desire, let alone |
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rivertext (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
43. right to discriminate with shared housing |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
58. Seen ads on there for CHRISTIAN Rentals |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. Clueless ex-FEMA heads who raise Arabians tend to clash with me |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
48. if they take too many ads to screen then maybe they should |
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flashdebadge (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. I don't believe that ad was serious. If it was, they should be ashamed!! |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
53. that is such BS |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
55. Well at least fine him for the double-negative |
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twaddler01 (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. Give me a break |
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