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top reasons postings are removed
- miscategorized - as a general rule we ask that you post to one appropriate category regardless of any broad appeal you feel your post may have.
- Ad is illegal, or solicits illegal activity - illegal activity is prohibited on craigslist
- discussion - discussions in the classified categories are unwieldy and unpopular with most users, please respond to poster by email, and/or take it to the discussion forums
- contains personal information - posting someone's personal information is forbidden no matter what the context. This includes, but is not limited to names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.
- garbage listing - spam, misleading, overly commercial, MLM, get rich quick, auction link, or is otherwise garbage - please don't post this kind of crap on craigslist, take it elsewhere.
- scalping tickets - even where legally permitted, ticket scalping is disdained by craigslist users, and tickets being resold over face value will tend to get flagged for removal.
- contains pornographic images or links to a porn website - images and other content which are legally questionable should not be posted on the site, see our terms of use and posting guidelines
- wrong geographic location - the web is global, but craigslist is local. You should post ONLY to the geographic area where you or your item/offering are located. Regardless of your reason for wanting to post to multiple cities, PLEASE JUST DON'T. If your area is not represented, you can request a new craigslist site here
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