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[aesthete8]

In order to post a classified, since when did C. begin asking for
telephone numbers?

[Malcom "Mal" Reynolds]

In article <73d2c6a4-c919-49c0...@x6g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
aesthete8 <art...@gmail.com> wrote:

> In order to post a classified, since when did C. begin asking for
> telephone numbers?

why not ask them?

[Millhaven]

On May 24, 12:50 am, datruth <datr...@Use-Author-Supplied-
Address.invalid> wrote:
> aesthete8 <art...@gmail.com> wrote innews:73d2c6a4-c919-49c0...@x6g2000yqj.googlegro
> ups.com:

>
> > In order to post a classified, since when did C. begin
> > asking for telephone numbers?
>

> Like the people who post there, C.L. staff are a scummy group.
>
> In addition to asking for fon numbers, so they can block users
> they who are critical of them, they routinely configure their
> servers to indicate your ad has been posted, complete with a
> view of the ad. Problem is, it hasn't. This is called
> "ghosting". It should be called sleezeball dishonest tactics,
> bordering on cracker activity.

I have experienced both of these, usually only after flooding Casual
Encounters with loads of "rich man loves to eat pussy" ads.

Never had a problem when posting concert tickets for sale.