FunValerie 8573 Report post Posted September 1, 2014 I did some checking and discovered that CL flagging is being done by the CL computer. The word "escort" anywhere in the ad gets the ad flagged. There are also other CL rules that result in automatic flagging. Anyone want to venture what the other rules are? I have an obsessive flagger who is also an obsessive emailer. He keeps flagging any and all ads which pass the CL computer. However all of his flagging has made no difference at all. He has not managed to remove even a single ad that the CL computer actually posted. Since the flagging is being done entirely by computer, let's try to compile the rules that cause the flagging. This will help everyone and anyone who likes posting on CL. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunValerie 8573 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 http://ottawa.en.craigslist.ca/ths/ all the ads seem to be gone. Is this a tech issue or is this the end of these ads? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yogibear 402 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 Seems to be a tech issue with their 'new and improved' format. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bianca Jaguar 39183 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 I thought anyone could flag an ad!!...Mine was flagged twice in Calgary and I never used the word escort...or anything to let beleive... I just let go after the second time... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theliquor (Lost but not fo 50595 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 Bianca, it was probably flagged because you are so hot, computers would have melted! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunValerie 8573 Report post Posted October 3, 2014 I thought anyone could flag an ad!!...Mine was flagged twice in Calgary and I never used the word escort...or anything to let beleive... I just let go after the second time... There is some automatic computer flagging that is happening for sure. Additional Comments: http://ottawa.en.craigslist.ca/ths/ all the ads seem to be gone. Is this a tech issue or is this the end of these ads? It turned out to be a tech issue. It now appears resolved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jolie 3396 Report post Posted October 3, 2014 To be honest I didn't even know it was ok to post adds on CL at all anymore but some basic words may be the issue like sensual or exotic or the donations put into the add not sure. Back when I did do cl adds I had a annoying person that liked to flag all my adds but I was pretty sure it was another gal. Lol not sure if this helped at all but most I have written in awhile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andee 220524 Report post Posted October 3, 2014 The services-therapeutic section on CL is intended for massage therapists and other natural healing services. This is why ads with words like "escort" or "happy ending" or "full service" are blocked. Since it's a free site and not moderated, you can't really expect to be able to complain because we are not paying for it and not really intended for sex ads. I would not be comfortable sharing my "work-arounds" for CL on a public board. I think this thread should be moved to the SP only section if you expect other posters to share. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunValerie 8573 Report post Posted October 3, 2014 I agree that moving this to the SP only section would be a good idea but I have no idea how to do this. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fr33yay0 1172 Report post Posted October 10, 2014 Yes, it's quick tagged. A bot will run via the site/code and check for keywords. Almost acting like a firewall... then flag when a keyword is seen. It's quite normal on certain add/posting sites. You might have to trick the system by adding special characters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
