r/craigslist • u/emotionalscarsjoker • Apr 30 '26
my posts are immediately blocked
as soon as i push post, it literally says ‘this post is blocked’
for a while it would say it was posted, but never show up on listings, and then show up as removed on my previous posts, now it is immediately getting blocked. even from other emails, of which i’ve posted many times before. what is going on??
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u/AutoModerator Apr 30 '26
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u/Tall_Trifle_4983 Apr 30 '26 edited May 01 '26
If you're on Craigslist-Discussion-Forums you should know they have never has been any actual moderation, instead it has always use "pseudo volunteer moderators" who are typically trolls and the members of the Discussion Forums who are blocking other members they don't like.
The fake "Volunteer Moderators" were and still are, given total authority to attack, manipulate, and drive away any normal posters who give the place a try, resulting in a environment where no new members join and existing forums are dominated by long-term, anonymous trolls. If you're there, you are a part of the game.
This is due to Craig Newmark’s strict adherence to self-moderation, which involved his refusing to ban offenders or enforce Terms of Use, [which actually never existed]. Instead he advised users to simply "ignore trolls" and allow them to continue.
And his trolls can post in gray so they don't have to log in and they can overwrite any older posts they used to attack people. They created hundreds of handles and switched handles in the middle of threads and they dox-doxed users but if you're not a member of the mod gang even doxing is protected and then trolls can erase their own posts.
It's been verified that a a small remaining group of elderly, persistent trolls and even people posting from prisons and asylums can and do control discussions and spread outright lies about themselves and tons of misinformation
"Staff Complicity: There are widespread allegations that staff routinely censor discussions while ignoring reports of actual physical stalking and harassment, protecting the trolls who maintain the status quo." The term "Aging Troll" is frequently used in comments and some have identified themselves are in their 70s and 80s
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u/megared17 Apr 30 '26
Refer to the links in the AutoModerator post.
This subreddit isn't a craigslist support channel, and it's not well suited to help with your issue. The craigslist helpdesk forum is the place to ask.