CL Personals Ottawa

[downbound123]

All the ads in all the sections of Personals have been deleted. Anybody else notice this. Going the way of BP???
Just checked my CL account and any ads I had run in casual encounters m4w have all been deleted. Guess they ARE closing down the personal section. Therapeutic still is working but it is now under Services.

 

[Fit4life]

Craigslist shut that down a few weeks ago

 

[bfog66]

The shut the US ones down a couple weeks ago.
The Canadian ones were working up until this morning.
I see the odd one pop up, then it is deleted shortly there after.
All others have been expired.

 

[downbound123]

The casual encounter section is no more on Canadian CL as of this am.

 

[Danny1012]

I noticed that therapeutic services hasn’t been updated since yesterday. Shape of things to come?

 

[downbound123]

I noticed that also..probably

 

[downbound123]

just went on CL to post an ad in Services and although the therapeutic section still shows on the main page it is not listed as one of the choices for posting in the services section.

 

[fibrewax]

Craigslist Personals is no longer active.
What will all the fake-ad-picture-collecting-BOTS do now ?

 

[Alison_xox]

Vip works for me , I twitted this morning from there and leolist is also fine ... I also just took a look at cl therapeutic section and it works fine...
Weird .. Is it possible that it is working for some people and not for some others .. ???

 

[fibrewax]

Alison, I think you are still able to (view) the therapeutic section - but not able to post any new ads there.
Downbound123 was saying this a couple posts above yours.
You'll notice that the ads in the therapeutic section are all from yesterday - nothing there with today's date.

Options for reputable sites are diminishing fast, with no clear and worthy replacement.

 

[JohnnyFever]

I would expect a Twitter crackdown soon as well, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already. There’s bipartisan support for a “sex trafficking” crackdown, and they don’t care who gets caught in the crossfire.

 

[downbound123]

Looks like the "Moral Minority" has companies scared.

 

[Buba_Canuck]

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/mashabl...list-pulls-all-personal-ads-congress-bill.amp

 

[bangminton]

The shutting down of these sites bring a strong argument for 2 things:

- have a FULL phone number for ALL Providers being discussed on Terb
- create lists of Providers for the Terb community to rely upon (i.e. GFE MA, HVFM, ABL, Greek-List, Asian-List, Arab/Indian-List, DDD-List, duo-list, bbbj-dt-bls-cim-list, rimming-list, etc)

It appears we can no longer rely on sites to retain the Provider's contact details (which represents our options). Who knows when and how many other sites will shutdown without warning.

Good idea in theory, bobbiz, but lists (and websites for that matter) are only good if they remain up-to-date and I fully understand it takes time and efforts to do so.

Phone numbers are not sure-fire way either. As you are aware, many SPs (and hobbyists) use text-apps and if you don't use those numbers for a period of time (inactivity), they expire and go back to the pool...

I have browsed LeoList a number of times and while they are not as easy to use as BP (or CL for that matter), I am puzzled by your comment they are fakers enabled site. Can you please elaborate? It is possibly the best option out there at the moment, IMO.

 

[bangminton]

I miss reading your input on Terb bangminton!

The phone # issue you brought up can be rectify by having several means of communication. Examine the ABL and you'll see how practical it can be. As for the FULL phone numbers being inserted in every threads on Terb, it's just the best practice possible I'd say.

As for LL being a faker enabler, just got thru the posts in the FAT, I provide several proof that they are.

Happy to further discuss these matter with you

Keep up the good work, bobbiz! Sorry I have not been very active in the last little while, other things get in the way...I will check out those threads. Thanks.

I have started to see SPs and non-pro advertising in other sections under Services, primarily beauty and creative but also the odd ones in financial and sm (small) biz ads. One quick way to see what's what is to click on the Services main heading, rather than individual sections.

Happy hunting!

 

[IsaMassage]

All sites, even the ones that have Verified Pictures, allow ads to be posted with non verified pictures. Seems even most reputable and reviewed Providers who use real photos aren't having their photos verified on VIP or LL and I'm wondering why this is. Is there much of an extra cost for this? One would think that if all Providers who use real photos were to have them verified could change things for the better for us all.

@whiteman
This is the bedpage,backpage Canada but it seems very odd to me. One pic ads and emails to communicate all seem...fake to me. I don't trust it.
https://www.bedpage.com/backpage-ottawa/FemaleEscorts/

I tried posting an add on Beauty section of CL n got removed within a few hours... and there was really not the same amount of replies from it ..
Now i find that there is one good thing coming from this .. and is that the inquiries from the other advertising sites are not as many.. they are almost 100% serious.. not just people making you waste hours texing back and forward.. and they are resulting in actual bookings...

 

[Blackpanther]

That's a good point. If ALL legit escorts would prove their ads (preferably with the PAPER-NUMBER-VIDEO method) then the only remaining ads would be the FAKERS. The FAKERS would be exposed and clients would eventually pick-up on that, even the un-experience casual clients that are not on Terb. And who would benefit from that? Everyone except the FAKERS! Clients would only book Proven Providers which means legit Providers would have more clients. Is there a flaw I'm missing here?

I think you are absolutely correct, Bob! Haha no flaw that I can see to your logic.

I think what drives the fakes is they are too afraid to have thier photos on the net. Not a single fake even mentions "I resemble very closely to the images I posted". Just utter lies and they remain adamant about thier fake pics!

 

[bangminton]

I tried posting an add on Beauty section of CL n got removed within a few hours... and there was really not the same amount of replies from it ..
Now i find that there is one good thing coming from this .. and is that the inquiries from the other advertising sites are not as many.. they are almost 100% serious.. not just people making you waste hours texing back and forward.. and they are resulting in actual bookings...

In all fairness, it is somewhat of a stretch to expect many replies coming from those areas (Beauty, Creative, etc). I think of those as a last resort, if you will. There are legitimate posts in those sections and I believe they have reasons to flag massage/escorts ads.

It is really unfortunate it has come to this but it is just a matter of time before something is established to replace CL/BP.

 

[IsaMassage]

In all fairness, it is somewhat of a stretch to expect many replies coming from those areas (Beauty, Creative, etc). I think of those as a last resort, if you will. There are legitimate posts in those sections and I believe they have reasons to flag massage/escorts ads.

It is really unfortunate it has come to this but it is just a matter of time before something is established to replace CL/BP.

was giving it a try as someone posted that there was Massage advertising on that section... trying never hurt anyone...

 

[Alison_xox]

I miss bp ..
I am currently posting on
Vip (working only 50% , slow and not reliable until they fix issues)
Leolist ( Attract stupid ass that are trying to deal my rates or texting back and forward and wasting my time)
Pinklist ( Nothing from there yet)
Twitter ( My reg keep posted on my schedule there )
Terb ( I got some bookings from here and they was awesome sessions )
My Website ( Keep bringing me clients but not as much as bp)

Bp used to bring me a lot of clientele and no site seems to bring me the same amount of clientele so far so I rely on my regulars that kept my phone number in their phones. Thanks lord, I am lucky to have a lot of regular clients so I am not desperate right now.
To be honest , I think that it will always be fakers and it is your part of the job to book with well established providers if you want to avoid them. We worked hard to built our reputation and we deserve to be the first ones on your list when it comes to book a date.
If you guys keep booking with fakers , they have no reason to stop working ..

Just my humble opinion..

Kisses
Ali