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...Craigslist takes the hazards of standard Internet anonymity to a new level. Best known to some as a site for “casual encounters”—a section of the Web site that receives over 500 posts on an average day—Craigslist consists of people hoping not only to post anonymously but to act anonymously. In the “personals” section of the site, a word-search for “discreet” returns over 1,500 entries. “Discrete” returns 404. While it would...
...perhaps the two have more in common than the accident of a name. Craigslist seems to hold a fatal attraction for those who—like Senator Larry Craig—take themselves too seriously. In operation since 1995, the anonymous community Web forum has played host to millions of postings in thousands of categories, ranging from “gigs” to “missed connections” to the somewhat worrisome “child-care.” Where else could a forum for “knitting & sewing” exist cheek by jowl...
Last week, as most students were concentrating on course selection, a “Harvard senior” posted a personal ad on Craigslist for an upcoming party at his final club...
Still, when something awful surfaces, like this Craigslist post, we wonder—as we should. More than anything else, discussing this ad will hopefully erode the communal pride that prevents us from recognizing discrimination in its many forms at Harvard, both inside and outside of final clubs. While final club dating protocol may be an extreme example, its outlandishness does not excuse forms of bigotry that are less “harsh” or conspicuous...
While Bukowski, who died in 1994, is now a literary immortal, his bungalow's days may be numbered. The current owner recently evicted the tenants, erected a chain-link fence, and put the property on the market, advertising on Craigslist, "You can easily tear down the old building and do new construction...