Comments on: Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, April 17, 2008

By: Jodee

Jodee — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:23:18 +0000

@ Violette: I often see the same (or a similar) ad posted on different parts of Craigslist and they aren’t flagged.

I found this interesting…Mr. or Ms. Sex Toy Site, as the case may be, reposted the ad and asked why they got flagged, since it was a legitimate job?

By: Violette

Violette — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:19:00 +0000

P.S.
I really think this is why they get flagged, they posted to more than one craigslist. Do they have a program doing checks across the craigslists to look for duplicates.

By: Violette

Violette — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:17:58 +0000

Now see, I accidently read massage instead of message, LOL. Thanks Jodee.

Alicia, I feel invisible all the time. It is usually when I’m talking to kids.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:06:14 +0000

I found another posting for the sex toy site:

http://cnj.craigslist.org/wri/644718495.html

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:38:02 +0000

I agree with you Fiona–there has to be a way to stop that kind of thing from happening –Craigslist has been a viable resource and landed quite a few jobs for me…

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:02:58 +0000

@ Ann G – this is becoming so frustrating. I didn’t see anything this morning that “deserved” to be flagged. Pretty soon, I won’t even bother checking Craigslist at all, which I’m sure is what someone out there wants so they can keep the prospects to themselves.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:01:51 +0000

Man–I seriously think someone is going crazy with he flagging! How can we put a stop to this before ALL positions are flagged?

*you know, do you ever feel as if you are invisible in the room????*

By: Ann G.

Ann G. — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:56:18 +0000

Everything I went in to look at was flagged… Only one was still online.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:32:47 +0000

@ Violette: They also offer discounts to staff on their merchandise…;)

By: Violette

Violette — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:49:45 +0000

I didn’t see the ad for the sex-toy company, that got flagged too…they probably shouldn’t have posted there were weekly meetings. LOL

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:22:33 +0000

At Marijke – funny! If I lived closer to NJ I’d apply. Sounds like fun.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:13:46 +0000

Is some flagging these or what? Why are there always so many flags?

By: Jodee

Jodee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:00:03 +0000

“I notice the sex-toy company requires that the writer go to weekly meetings. I wonder if that’s for show and tell?”

LOL!

By: Lyz

Lyz — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:25:07 +0000

Yeah, I had the same experience as Hayli. Most of them had been flagged by the time I got here. This is really frustrating.

By: Marijke

Marijke — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:24:28 +0000

I notice the sex-toy company requires that the writer go to weekly meetings. I wonder if that’s for show and tell?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:22:22 +0000

Hi guys–I keep noting a large amount of positions I want to write to are flagged for removal. I am wondering if these are valid–is there something we can do to ensure craigslist investigates postings prior to removal (or see when and if they are removed?)

By: Hayli

Hayli — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:18:04 +0000

Most of these were flagged by the time I got to them at 11 a.m., highly frustrating. But thanks so much for trying, Jodee!

By: Jodee

Jodee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:01:28 +0000

@ Fiona: You’re welcome!

@ Theresa: Glad you found something interesting!

By: Theresa

Theresa — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:31:35 +0000

Math gigs two days in a row?! Jodee is on a roll!

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:00:01 +0000

Some great ones there today – thanks Jodee!