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Craigslist worked well 15 years ago and still works well today. - There's no "user" persona - Craigslist doesn't develop their site to be addicting. - There a

Craigslist worked well 15 years ago and still works well today. - There's no "user" persona - Craigslist doesn't develop their site to be addicting. - There are no ads - The buttons for doing basic actions have not moved - You don't need to reveal any personal information to use the service - It does two things, and only two things well - helps buyer buy shit and helps sellers sell shit

s_dev 3y ago
>- There are no ads Seems a bit disingenuous when the content purely is advertisements. I agree that Craigslist is a unique asset and a worthwhile service and ultimately a well designed website.
- chiefalchemist 3y ago
  No 3rd party ads. No ads served by Goggle for example. No remarketing ads. None of that shite. The only "ads" on CL are for things on CL.
- mym1990 3y ago
  Craigslist is about as good of an "ad-free" marketplace as you can get, there are no sponsored posts, external advertisers, bad postings can be flagged for removal, etc. I think we both know what "there are no ads" means...so why be so pedantic about it?
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  - s_dev 3y ago
    >I think we both know what "there are no ads" means...so why be so pedantic about it? I'm just stating I don't see it as an "ad free" site which I understand to be like most of the other websites mentioned. I don't see me as being pedantic but OP playing fast and loose with definitions.
    - yamazakiwi 3y ago
      Let me help out by asking two questions What are the problems with sites with lots of ads? Does Craiglist have any of those problems?
- yamazakiwi 3y ago
  Disingenuous no, they mean the site isn't lighting your eyes on fire with ads in the all the white space. Everyone knows craigslist is personal advertisement and it feels like you're taking it out of context on purpose.
RajT88 3y ago
Craigslist is a business model which should be copied: https://www.rd.com/article/how-does-craigslist-make-money/ https://www.rd.com/article/how-does-craigslist-make-money/
pengaru 3y ago
For a long time CL worked great without javascript, but today you just get a blank page. Upon enabling javascript, I fail to see any worthwhile improvement in its functionality over the pre-js days actually justifying why it must be enabled. It also takes a lot longer to load now, try using it on a slow link. Despite being all text on the main page, it's not instantaneous.

s_dev 3y ago

>- There are no ads Seems a bit disingenuous when the content purely is advertisements. I agree that Craigslist is a unique asset and a worthwhile service and ultimately a well designed website.

chiefalchemist 3y ago
No 3rd party ads. No ads served by Goggle for example. No remarketing ads. None of that shite. The only "ads" on CL are for things on CL.
mym1990 3y ago
Craigslist is about as good of an "ad-free" marketplace as you can get, there are no sponsored posts, external advertisers, bad postings can be flagged for removal, etc. I think we both know what "there are no ads" means...so why be so pedantic about it?
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- s_dev 3y ago
  >I think we both know what "there are no ads" means...so why be so pedantic about it? I'm just stating I don't see it as an "ad free" site which I understand to be like most of the other websites mentioned. I don't see me as being pedantic but OP playing fast and loose with definitions.
  - yamazakiwi 3y ago
    Let me help out by asking two questions What are the problems with sites with lots of ads? Does Craiglist have any of those problems?
yamazakiwi 3y ago
Disingenuous no, they mean the site isn't lighting your eyes on fire with ads in the all the white space. Everyone knows craigslist is personal advertisement and it feels like you're taking it out of context on purpose.

RajT88 3y ago

Craigslist is a business model which should be copied: https://www.rd.com/article/how-does-craigslist-make-money/ https://www.rd.com/article/how-does-craigslist-make-money/

pengaru 3y ago

For a long time CL worked great without javascript, but today you just get a blank page. Upon enabling javascript, I fail to see any worthwhile improvement in its functionality over the pre-js days actually justifying why it must be enabled. It also takes a lot longer to load now, try using it on a slow link. Despite being all text on the main page, it's not instantaneous.