craigslist pulls "erotic services" worldwide -- congratulations!:)

good news! I'd like to think they heard me (the P.S. to prior post))... but, in any case, good decision! although it is not at all clear that it was done for the right reasons... (like some of the media coverage says) ultimately, it's really good they did do it!

Delia

P.S. since I am in a congratulatory mood, is this Craig Newmark playing the violin at the Toronto Askenaz music festival? (while I am not Jewish myself, I like the music a lot! -- the fact that I grew up in Romania might have helped, there is a strong Romanian influence (under "style") as far as the tunes go but there is certainly a unique interpretation and special effects) ~D.

Craig is dizzy again...

MORE: Chicago Tribune via freep.com:"Four Chicago-area men have been charged with running an Internet-based prostitution ring that employed girls as young as 15, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.

Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said Friday that the arrests came after a three-month investigation in which authorities monitored advertisements in the erotic services section of Craigslist.

The ring operated in Illinois and Indiana and involved at least 11 women, some of whom were high school freshmen and sophomores, he said."
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looks like the "erotic services" thing has blown up in craigslist's face! (day after day after day there are more problems, more arrests, more bad publicity...) and... what does Craig post on his blog?

Delia

P.S. is he a bone fide idiot or is he just very good at pretending?

what's "adult gigs" for?

according to Jim (by way of agreeing with poster swalsh): "the talent section was overrun with porn ads. so now they have their own little section to post in, and the folks who don't want to view them no longer have to."

so the problem with all that porn was that the porn was... just in the wrong place??? (and getting in the way of *those not interested in it*... ) ... just give'em their own section???

Delia

P.S. the inside explanation for "adult gigs" is just as diffrent from the *official* line... as it is in the case of "erotic services"

Delia

what's "erotic services" for?

"The category, according to a craigslist spokeswoman, was created for legal escort services and sensual massage providers."

well... the volunteers in the feedback forum (some permanent fixtures that seem to have been there forever) have a different story: it was meant to siphon the erotic stuff (aka "garbage") in one area... -- and no, they definitely don't seem to be talking about "legal escort services and sensual massage providers"...

Delia

P.S. let me know if you have a more direct quote (Craig/Jim/Susan) from a while back: I think it should be around but haven't been able to quickly find it... let me know if you have it! thanks!