Craigslist

[shovelhead]

Looks like craigslist erotic is gone ????
nowwhat

 

[luvsdaty]

i'm still getting it on my smartphone

 

[jaychop]

Oh shit...yup its gone,so many #'s not written down....sucks

 

[badbadboy]

Adult Gigs gone too.

Well its these websites plus the other publications I guess.

I am not too worried since only about 5 % of the SP's I have seen are off CL.

So what's everyone's take on this issue? Moralistic views or LE latest move on the industry?

 

[dunnochit]

Adult gigs and erotic sections are now gone. Good Riddance
JMHO
D

 

[vancouver1992]

Wow, internet being policed.... say it ain't so....

 

[badbadboy]

I just checked and the Straight still has its SP section.

 

[chuckanut]

what will all the asian micros do now!!?? oh well, guess the indies are gonna be getting a whole lot new business now.

and with the price hike from my standard $.4 favs, guess i'll be dabbling in this hobby a lot less.

-chuck

 

[vancity_cowboy]

uuuhhhmmm... i'm lookin at it right now and have been for the last half hour and i don't see anything wrong

maybe shut yer puter off and start it up again

 

[congobongo]

If you put in a "/ers" after the craigslist homepage address, the erotic section will pop up. I guess they are keeping the page up but not linking it to the front page. I wonder how long it will be up for? Maybe they are giving us one last chance to hit up those amazing "girls of craigslist"!

 

[vancouver1992]

backpages still has a section...

 

[vancity_cowboy]

WTF???

'the sky is falling, the sky is falling...' said chicken little

must be tough getting that post count up so you can post shill reviews

 

[killian]

I heard the pressure tactics were boycotts from student groups and NGOs. I can't see how that could have been much of a threat. But yet they shut it down. Wow.

 

[cdef]

Looks like ads moved to therapeutic services section

 

[congobongo]

I tried this for the Edmonton and the Peace Coutry pages & got the old "Error 404 page not found"

Yep, it's gone on mine too now. I got 15 mins to write down some numbers. WOOT

 

[nd1]

Been Moved... Hope That's All There Is...

Looks like ads moved to therapeutic services section

No, the Casual Encounter section...

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/search/cas?query=w4m&catAbb=ers&srchType=A&minAsk=&maxAsk=

 

[Celia]

Screw it I think im just gunna post on CASUAL ENCOUNTERS section look for CELIA there meow

604 219.3290 avail on call 11am- 10 pm xoxoxo

 

[emacky]

Looks like ads moved to therapeutic services section

Don't see much there. Man good thing I did get some numbers of my favorites

 

[Jethro Bodine]

No big loss here in WPG.
With 1 or 2 exceptions, CL was basically the low track stroll here.
Any SW with a room and a camera phone thought they were a Indy worth $200+/hr

 

[Ihsayabok]

I'm fairly pragmatic about craigslist removing the erotic section. The sex trade is an unquenchable market and the removal of one website won't do anything to change the long term nature of the business. I don't doubt that there will be a disruption in revenue for some ladies and likewise a disruption for men to find someone to play with but it will be short lived. As long as there's money to be spent there will be services to be purchased.

More than anything else I'm disappointed that craigslist continues to crumble to the pressure from various governments. I recognize that it can be used as a venue for underage girls being pimped out or human trafficking (which IMO includes the micros) but simply shutting it down does nothing to solve the problem or get the vulnerable out of the business. Its simply going to drive it underground making it harder for the police to deal with the illegality.