Guest S**r***e Report post Posted December 18, 2010 So it looks like the Erotic and Adult section of CL is gone for Ottawa. Anyone else notice this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Megan'sTouch 23875 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 WHOA! :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Platypus 104 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Hi Sixernine I checked and yep, it's been removed from the front page. You can still access via /ers, but I'm guessing that will be gone too in a couple of days. Kind of like a circus leaving town for the last time... Met some interesting people on there, but overall not really worth the risk. Platypus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ba**a*****00 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Am I crazy, or is there no longer an "erotic" section on NB Craigs list? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PistolPete 61421 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Just googled it...and so is Toronto..Calgary..Vancouver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tantric 350 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 it will probably be in the paper Saturday, I never heard that this was going to happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Megan'sTouch 23875 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 So the politicians really think this is going to stop human trafficking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuxeMulvari 65764 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 ya i went to post my add its gone in ottawa too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest *D E**a Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I can't access it either...cries..it is forever gone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose2ca 458 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Actually it is still there, but the link is off the CL main page. If you google it, or go back in your browser history you can get to it. You could bookmark it and get back to it that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomer 33202 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Can still get there at http://ottawa.en............ca/ers/ but it's not being updated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capital Hunter 18263 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 That is true, but the last ad was posted at 7:57 pm, almost an hour ago. Likely no more ads can be placed in this section and since it is not limited to Ottawa likely it is a coordinated action by CL admin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigteddybear4u 162 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 it seems to be missing from Halifax as well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Megan'sTouch 23875 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I followed the bookmark, and you cannot post. The last entry was from 2:32pm today. It's over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest *D E**a Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I tried to post and it goes to 404 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juice 2105 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 How typically stupid of the government to pick on CL -- how many other websites advertise SPs?? As if anything will be solved 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spud271 47779 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I am not surprised this has happend at all. The Canadian Government has placed a huge amount of pressure on CL to remove the erotic section for some time. They were bound to cave from it eventually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bangminton 145 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I have had many fond memories of CL Erotics, going back a few years. It may not be for everyone but it sure did its job. I hope other sites will step up to fill the void. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bounty40 100 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I had a browser tab open to it for hours, refreshing every now and then and there were no updated since after 7pm tonight. I switched to the main page it was gone. So is the adult gigs section as well. Will they get ride of casual encounter too because anyone can post there just as easily? Of course as was stated there are so many other places to post. Like the deliciously sexy ladies here on CERB!! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capital Hunter 18263 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Even the brower history is gone now. I can't see the past ads anymore!!. In my view the ads will be just shifted to other sites in time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rachelle Reigns 4828 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Try Backpage girls OR the casual encounters on CL..we knew this was coming I thought it was dec 1st.... I basically only use it when in K-town, so I''m not too upset BUT I know many girls that make their living off of it! Again backpage girls.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy kenny 50799 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Yes it's gone. However the problem of underaged and trafficked women still remains. Which was the root of the problem. There will be other options for massage attendants and service providers to advertise, give it time. Meanwhile sites like cerb will hopefully thrive with more traffic for quality providers while the traffickers, scum and fakers fade away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoyfulC 132299 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 I think the problem was that cl took a totally "hands-off" community moderated strategy. This played into the hands of criminals & fraudsters, and was often used against legit advertisers. I advertised with them and will now need to find an alternative to their convenient "enroute" advertising that worked so well for me. But overall, I'd rather see our advertising handled by responsible professionals. I never paid a cent for my cl ads, but they took their toll on me in so many other ways. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingBong 93 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 They are arguing that CL is a place for human trafficking. I don't know if this is true. I have never come accross some form of human trafficking in CL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135640 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 http://ottawa.en.craigslist.ca/ers/ Looks like it's gone? Am I jumping the gun? I have removed craigslist from the censor as I can't find the erotic ads area any longer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites