Comments for What the Geek http://whatthegeek.net Michael Kurz Thu, 17 May 2012 19:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by awns http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-181 awns Thu, 17 May 2012 19:14:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-181 Lmanfromtexas420, you save my life with this. I was getting hit hard, very hard. Now I just protect my ads by deleting them, then, after the attacker has passed, repost them, I can bring them down and repost to keep them save, until renew comes, by that time the ad is rock solid Lmanfromtexas420, you save my life with this. I was getting hit hard, very hard. Now I just protect my ads by deleting them, then, after the attacker has passed, repost them, I can bring them down and repost to keep them save, until renew comes, by that time the ad is rock solid

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Mypaypaladdy http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-178 Mypaypaladdy Thu, 10 May 2012 00:43:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-178 Yes, BAD ads, meaning ones that violate the rules, like it says someone is only supposed to flag if they think it's violated the TOU, and nowhere does it say that someone charging a price you don't like is against the rules. Yes, BAD ads, meaning ones that violate the rules, like it says someone is only supposed to flag if they think it’s violated the TOU, and nowhere does it say that someone charging a price you don’t like is against the rules.

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Mypaypaladdy http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-177 Mypaypaladdy Wed, 09 May 2012 22:17:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-177 Actually, I found out today, it really has nothing to do with rules, unfortunately. I've recently had an ad taken down for a short term domestic gig, which I revised several times and put back up. I'm assuming it was probably taken down because it was assumed I was spamming and posting it to much But, when I went to the community forums asking for help, I was told the reason it was probably flagged from two different people were because 1. It was too long "Write an ad, not a novel" 2. You want THEM to supply the food? WTF, where does it say that people can flag because they personally don't like it? Here in the terms of use it says A user shall not "flag" (or otherwise seek removal of) content on craigslist without a personal, good-faith belief that the content violates the TOU. A user may flag content only on his/her own behalf and my post, violates none of the rules in the TOU below: "Content prohibited from craigslist includes but is not limited to: (1) illegal content; (2) content in facilitation of the creation, advertising, distribution, provision or receipt of illegal goods or services; (3) offensive content (including, without limitation, defamatory, threatening, hateful or pornographic content); (4) content that discloses another's personal, confidential or proprietary information; (5) false or fraudulent content (including but not limited to false, fraudulent or misleading responses to user ads transmitted via craigslist); (6) malicious content (including, without limitation, malware or spyware); (7) content that offers, promotes, advertises, or provides links to posting or auto-posting products or services, account creation or auto-creation products or services, flagging or auto-flagging products or services, bulk telephone numbers, or any other product or service that if utilized with respect to craigslist would violate these TOU or CL's other legal rights; and (8) content that offers, promotes, advertises or provides links to unsolicited products or services. Other content prohibitions are set forth in guidelines for particular categories or services on craigslist and all such prohibitions are expressly incorporated into these TOU as stated in section 1 above. " I said I thought it was idiotic how someone could flag because they personally didn't like it and it could be removed, and they said how dumb it was for me to come here not knowing the rules.  How was I supposed to know people can flag for something that doesn't violate the TOU? Where is that in it? Actually, I found out today, it really has nothing to do with rules, unfortunately. I’ve recently had an ad taken down for a short term domestic gig, which I revised several times and put back up. I’m assuming it was probably taken down because it was assumed I was spamming and posting it to much

But, when I went to the community forums asking for help, I was told the reason it was probably flagged from two different people were because

1. It was too long “Write an ad, not a novel”
2. You want THEM to supply the food?

WTF, where does it say that people can flag because they personally don’t like it? Here in the terms of use it says

A user shall not “flag” (or otherwise seek removal of) content on
craigslist without a personal, good-faith belief that the content
violates the TOU. A user may flag content only on his/her own behalf

and my post, violates none of the rules in the TOU below:

“Content prohibited from craigslist includes but is not limited to: (1)
illegal content; (2) content in facilitation of the creation,
advertising, distribution, provision or receipt of illegal goods or
services; (3) offensive content (including, without limitation,
defamatory, threatening, hateful or pornographic content); (4) content
that discloses another’s personal, confidential or proprietary
information; (5) false or fraudulent content (including but not limited
to false, fraudulent or misleading responses to user ads transmitted via
craigslist); (6) malicious content (including, without limitation,
malware or spyware); (7) content that offers, promotes, advertises, or
provides links to posting or auto-posting products or services, account
creation or auto-creation products or services, flagging or
auto-flagging products or services, bulk telephone numbers, or any other
product or service that if utilized with respect to craigslist would
violate these TOU or CL’s other legal rights; and (8) content that
offers, promotes, advertises or provides links to unsolicited products
or services. Other content prohibitions are set forth in guidelines for
particular categories or services on craigslist and all such
prohibitions are expressly incorporated into these TOU as stated in
section 1 above.
”

I said I thought it was idiotic how someone could flag because they personally didn’t like it and it could be removed, and they said how dumb it was for me to come here not knowing the rules.  How was I supposed to know people can flag for something that doesn’t violate the TOU? Where is that in it?

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Mypaypaladdy http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-176 Mypaypaladdy Wed, 09 May 2012 22:04:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-176  I wouldn't have a problem with them posting their own ads on the site to support it, for themselves.  As long as there are no pop up/hover ads, maybe if they DID receive income from it, then that would give them the motivation.  I wouldn’t have a problem with them posting their own ads on the site to support it, for themselves.  As long as there are no pop up/hover ads, maybe if they DID receive income from it, then that would give them the motivation.

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Lmanfromtexas420 http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-175 Lmanfromtexas420 Tue, 08 May 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-175 What your going to find on CL regarding flagging is the blind leading the blind.  First the people who are helping in the flag forum are nothing but assholes, pure and simple.  They have no clue as to what is going on. I have used Craigslistadtracker.com and you would be astounded as to who is looking at your ads and from the repeats you can see the flaggers are cowards and hide behind proxies. Below are Ip addresses I picked up that are looking at my ad.  If you see the IP coming up more than once or from the IP 166 series you can be pretty sure that they are flagging you. One way to prevent flagging is to post, wait for it to hit then delete.  You will be warned that if you repost within a certain time frame you would be overposting and subject to removal.  What you do is wait until just before the ad expires you repost.  It will repost to the spot that it originally had.  In addition you need to continually change the header on your ad.  Everytime you change the header, the title, the flagger has to reset and begin again.  Takes time but the ad stays up.  The easiest way to change the header is to place a symbol in front of the title.  example,  hot time in the city, change to ^hot time in the city., at the same time indent your ad, it will drive the flaggers crazy. IP Address City AreaCode State Country99.141.6.36 Chicago 312 Illinois United States98.20.12.85 Texarkana 903 Texas United States76.202.130.90 Tyler 903 Texas United States76.14.136.128 West Sacramento 916 California United States76.14.136.128 West Sacramento 916 California United States76.0.117.223 Harker Heights 254 Texas United States76.0.117.223 Harker Heights 254 Texas United States75.254.54.41 Burnet 512 Texas United States74.82.68.160 United States74.125.158.91 Hamilton Ontario Canada74.125.158.83 Hamilton Ontario Canada72.172.61.80 Avery 903 Texas United States70.178.222.246 Fort Smith 479 Arkansas United States70.178.222.246 Fort Smith 479 Arkansas United States69.29.77.35 Columbia 573 Missouri United States69.29.77.35 Columbia 573 Missouri United States68.28.187.115 United States68.247.136.223 Bethel 203 Connecticut United States67.61.124.194 Texarkana 903 Texas United States67.20.135.191 Hardeeville 843 South Carolina United States67.142.178.24 United States67.142.168.22 United States67.142.168.22 United States67.142.130.41 United States66.249.73.87 Toronto Ontario Canada24.22.249.22 Kirkland 425 Washington United States24.119.145.56 Texarkana 903 Texas United States24.117.251.109 Texarkana 903 Texas United States209.183.163.150 Fort Smith 479 Arkansas United States184.155.51.240 Pampa 806 Texas United States174.253.80.45 United States174.253.68.19 United States174.253.142.126 United States174.125.161.41 Cabot 501 Arkansas United States173.217.0.53 Bossier City 318 Louisiana United States173.217.0.53 Bossier City 318 Louisiana United States173.216.251.101 Floral 870 Arkansas United States173.184.156.130 Texarkana 903 Texas United States173.184.106.199 Texarkana 903 Texas United States166.205.10.146 Plano 972 Texas United States166.147.97.177 United States166.147.97.177 United States166.147.72.160 United States166.147.72.158 United States166.147.72.148 United States166.147.72.148 United States166.147.72.144 United States166.147.72.144 United States166.137.142.14 United States141.0.8.186 United States These IP's are from today 108.77.148.229108.77.148.229166.147.115.204166.147.116.219166.147.72.143166.147.72.155166.147.72.29166.147.72.33166.248.71.98166.249.192.200166.249.194.104173.184.101.36173.187.232.101174.229.138.165174.253.68.13524.119.248.17824.119.55.14224.32.143.2665.55.75.23866.175.172.23267.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.125.6067.61.124.19467.61.127.22867.61.127.22868.15.127.468.28.59.11569.155.12.14069.155.12.14071.30.143.21572.9.86.10174.127.162.14874.192.205.11774.193.113.18474.82.68.16075.227.233.3275.88.217.8775.88.222.1675.88.222.1675.88.222.1676.174.167.11576.224.166.798.19.212.12299.195.63.9599.60.70.3 hope this helps some of you.   What your going to find on CL regarding flagging is the blind leading the blind.  First the people who are helping in the flag forum are nothing but assholes, pure and simple.  They have no clue as to what is going on.

I have used Craigslistadtracker.com and you would be astounded as to who is looking at your ads and from the repeats you can see the flaggers are cowards and hide behind proxies.

Below are Ip addresses I picked up that are looking at my ad.  If you see the IP coming up more than once or from the IP 166 series you can be pretty sure that they are flagging you.

One way to prevent flagging is to post, wait for it to hit then delete.  You will be warned that if you repost within a certain time frame you would be overposting and subject to removal.  What you do is wait until just before the ad expires you repost.  It will repost to the spot that it originally had.  In addition you need to continually change the header on your ad.  Everytime you change the header, the title, the flagger has to reset and begin again.  Takes time but the ad stays up.  The easiest way to change the header is to place a symbol in front of the title.  example,  hot time in the city, change to ^hot time in the city., at the same time indent your ad, it will drive the flaggers crazy.

IP Address City AreaCode State Country99.141.6.36 Chicago 312 Illinois United States98.20.12.85 Texarkana 903 Texas United States76.202.130.90 Tyler 903 Texas United States76.14.136.128 West Sacramento 916 California United States76.14.136.128 West Sacramento 916 California United States76.0.117.223 Harker Heights 254 Texas United States76.0.117.223 Harker Heights 254 Texas United States75.254.54.41 Burnet 512 Texas United States74.82.68.160 United States74.125.158.91 Hamilton Ontario Canada74.125.158.83 Hamilton Ontario Canada72.172.61.80 Avery 903 Texas United States70.178.222.246 Fort Smith 479 Arkansas United States70.178.222.246 Fort Smith 479 Arkansas United States69.29.77.35 Columbia 573 Missouri United States69.29.77.35 Columbia 573 Missouri United States68.28.187.115 United States68.247.136.223 Bethel 203 Connecticut United States67.61.124.194 Texarkana 903 Texas United States67.20.135.191 Hardeeville 843 South Carolina United States67.142.178.24 United States67.142.168.22 United States67.142.168.22 United States67.142.130.41 United States66.249.73.87 Toronto Ontario Canada24.22.249.22 Kirkland 425 Washington United States24.119.145.56 Texarkana 903 Texas United States24.117.251.109 Texarkana 903 Texas United States209.183.163.150 Fort Smith 479 Arkansas United States184.155.51.240 Pampa 806 Texas United States174.253.80.45 United States174.253.68.19 United States174.253.142.126 United States174.125.161.41 Cabot 501 Arkansas United States173.217.0.53 Bossier City 318 Louisiana United States173.217.0.53 Bossier City 318 Louisiana United States173.216.251.101 Floral 870 Arkansas United States173.184.156.130 Texarkana 903 Texas United States173.184.106.199 Texarkana 903 Texas United States166.205.10.146 Plano 972 Texas United States166.147.97.177 United States166.147.97.177 United States166.147.72.160 United States166.147.72.158 United States166.147.72.148 United States166.147.72.148 United States166.147.72.144 United States166.147.72.144 United States166.137.142.14 United States141.0.8.186 United States

These IP’s are from today

108.77.148.229108.77.148.229166.147.115.204166.147.116.219166.147.72.143166.147.72.155166.147.72.29166.147.72.33166.248.71.98166.249.192.200166.249.194.104173.184.101.36173.187.232.101174.229.138.165174.253.68.13524.119.248.17824.119.55.14224.32.143.2665.55.75.23866.175.172.23267.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.113.3767.140.125.6067.61.124.19467.61.127.22867.61.127.22868.15.127.468.28.59.11569.155.12.14069.155.12.14071.30.143.21572.9.86.10174.127.162.14874.192.205.11774.193.113.18474.82.68.16075.227.233.3275.88.217.8775.88.222.1675.88.222.1675.88.222.1676.174.167.11576.224.166.798.19.212.12299.195.63.9599.60.70.3

hope this helps some of you.  

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Terrell http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-174 Terrell Mon, 07 May 2012 17:11:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-174 I found the opening lines of your essay quite funny. Thanks.  I found the opening lines of your essay quite funny. Thanks. 

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by David http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-173 David Sat, 05 May 2012 11:31:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-173 hahaha are you kidding? your pathetic if you think your a hero for flagging  you are a real coward to flag someones ad because you think its written poorly or you disagree with what they are offering/asking for hahaha are you kidding? your pathetic if you think your a hero for flagging 

you are a real coward to flag someones ad because you think its written poorly or you disagree with what they are offering/asking for

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Kevin http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-172 Kevin Thu, 03 May 2012 11:57:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-172 I have had mainly one ad for a vehicle flagged. That ad was flagged about 7 times.  I would just keep reposting it.  I emailed C/L about this issue several times. No response.  I have been thinking this thought for a long time.  I DON"T THINK ANYONE IS ACTUALLY WORKING AT C/L.  That is why we don't hear back from them.  Anything I have ever received from them was from their ROBOT. DO NOT REPLY.  I think the whole thing is running on a computer based program that is from the Twilight Zone. It is there to mess with our heads when it feel like it.  But, I will say this.  I have sold several thousand dollars worth of junk (oops! items) over the years using this free service.  How can you really complain?  I have had mainly one ad for a vehicle flagged. That ad was flagged about 7 times.  I would just keep reposting it.  I emailed C/L about this issue several times. No response.  I have been thinking this thought for a long time.  I DON”T THINK ANYONE IS ACTUALLY WORKING AT C/L.  That is why we don’t hear back from them.  Anything I have ever received from them was from their ROBOT. DO NOT REPLY.  I think the whole thing is running on a computer based program that is from the Twilight Zone. It is there to mess with our heads when it feel like it.  But, I will say this.  I have sold several thousand dollars worth of junk (oops! items) over the years using this free service.  How can you really complain? 

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Kiss my ass flagging bitches http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-171 Kiss my ass flagging bitches Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:35:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-171 You really are a dumb fuck you wouldn't know a blessing if it shitted on you asshole You really are a dumb fuck you wouldn’t know a blessing if it shitted on you asshole

]]> Comment on So How Does Craigslist Flagging REALLY Work? by Kiss MY ASS flagging bitches http://whatthegeek.net/2011/04/29/so-how-does-craigslist-flagging-really-work/#comment-170 Kiss MY ASS flagging bitches Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:26:00 +0000 http://whatthegeek.net/?p=35#comment-170  Can he get a fucking amen its my ass and my time i will sell or give it to who i very gotdamn! please.  Can he get a fucking amen its my ass and my time i will sell or give it to who i very gotdamn! please.

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