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My only compliant is categories and searching. For example my side hobby is old Volkswagens. Since they have no way to categorize vehicles that are for sale, I

by timmaah 17y ago

My only compliant is categories and searching. For example my side hobby is old Volkswagens. Since they have no way to categorize vehicles that are for sale, I have a few bookmarks with crazy search strings. VW + (1951|1952|1953.. etc) Add to that fact that you can only search one section of craigslist at a time, I have crazy search string bookmarks for like 5 sections of craigslist. I'd like to see a craigslist central where my searches span states and regions. Other then that I love the dead simple UI and no ads.

warfangle 17y ago
They pretty much ignore the simple tenant of web design: make it dead simple for new users and powerful enough for the power-users* It's sad, but it's the best place for apartments in nyc.. and the listings are incredibly polluted: apartments listed in the wrong neighborhoods, without a location, lies about nearness to subways ("steps from the subway!" - but when you look up the intersection they list [if they list it], it's a 10 minute bus-ride away from the nearest train).. flagging doesn't seem to help any, either - they just repost the same ad, over and over again... *In Craigslist terms, this of course is the peruser, not the poster.
- uiygbouybv 17y ago
  And would the sleazy realtor problem be solved by flash content and banner ads?
  - misuba 17y ago
    Well, that's one possible solution down. Maybe there are some others? CL seems to feel that doing anything at all to fight the asshats just results in giving the asshats more toys to play with... and for the obvious solutions, that's true. What they need are some non-obvious solutions - which might require them to spend a little more money than they're making today.
    - jongraehl 17y ago
      What possible solution would require spending more than the $100m/yr they're making? Thousands of highly paid expert moderators?
nfriedly 17y ago
This might help you somewhat, it allows you to search multiple sections: http://craigslist.remixedby.us/ http://craigslist.remixedby.us/

by timmaah 17y ago

warfangle 17y ago

They pretty much ignore the simple tenant of web design: make it dead simple for new users and powerful enough for the power-users* It's sad, but it's the best place for apartments in nyc.. and the listings are incredibly polluted: apartments listed in the wrong neighborhoods, without a location, lies about nearness to subways ("steps from the subway!" - but when you look up the intersection they list [if they list it], it's a 10 minute bus-ride away from the nearest train).. flagging doesn't seem to help any, either - they just repost the same ad, over and over again... *In Craigslist terms, this of course is the peruser, not the poster.

uiygbouybv 17y ago
And would the sleazy realtor problem be solved by flash content and banner ads?
- misuba 17y ago
  Well, that's one possible solution down. Maybe there are some others? CL seems to feel that doing anything at all to fight the asshats just results in giving the asshats more toys to play with... and for the obvious solutions, that's true. What they need are some non-obvious solutions - which might require them to spend a little more money than they're making today.
  - jongraehl 17y ago
    What possible solution would require spending more than the $100m/yr they're making? Thousands of highly paid expert moderators?

nfriedly 17y ago

This might help you somewhat, it allows you to search multiple sections: http://craigslist.remixedby.us/ http://craigslist.remixedby.us/