Requiring an account and verification by phone in order to post shit? I think not.
/weak rant
yeah, while annoying, its not so bad. weeds out all the BS. and anything to keep the spam outta there is great in my book. might be annoying for the posters, but from a browser standpoint, i like it.
Indeed. But the amount of spam that goes up regardless is ridiculous. That said, I sure as hell don't want ANYONE on craigslist to have even the remotest opportunity to snag my telephone number.
Requiring an account and verification by phone in order to post shit? I think not.
/weak rant
Google voice # -> your cell
Make a google voice number? problem solved.
No. I've never posted my number and it still required me to give it.Is this only if you actually POST your phone # in the ad?
Craigslist has always sucked. 99% of the time for sale is broken junk that is way overpriced for actual people selling stuff. The rest are dealer "scams" from stores trying to sell stuff for even more than they sell in stores in the first place.
And if you visit the singles section it is always either the fattest, ugliest girls, or they are straight scams to get gullible guys to visit sites that try to hack your system while getting you to pay for crappy porn.
Then if you try to sell anything you are going to get a ton of "nigerian" scams of people trying to "buy" your stuff without actually paying you. Hell they try to find idiots to send them both the items and more money in return. If you don't fall for their scams they constantly flag down any post you try to make.
In short, craigslist sucks.
Requiring an account and verification by phone in order to post shit? I think not.
/weak rant
If you really browse and follow through, i've gotten some fantastic deals. Selling is much harder because buyers simply email you and drop off the face of the earth. Its a 50/50 tossup.