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Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 4:54:41 AM   
gungadin09


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Status: offline 		This is probably a stupid question, but looking through the craigslist want ads, i frequently see a bizarre series of random words at the bottom of the page. It's a bunch of random words, not a sentence, and the words are unrelated to the ad or to each other. They are also sometimes picked from different languages (English, French, Spanish). Does anybody know what this is?

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 8:39:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Pam, I looked through a bunch of craigslist local ads, and didn't see any of the random words. My first thought was "keywords", so that the ad would show up on a search, but without seeing an example, I don't know.

Maybe a link?

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 8:46:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		my first thought would be keywords for searches, like califchick said.
they could also be indicative of a spam account posting fake ads.


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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 9:14:12 AM   
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ORIGINAL: CalifChick

Pam, I looked through a bunch of craigslist local ads, and didn't see any of the random words. My first thought was "keywords", so that the ad would show up on a search, but without seeing an example, I don't know.

Maybe a link?

Cali



http://fresno.craigslist.org/fbh/2487917807.html
"de said Escudos was into in while 1 Roux might recherches mother late Inteiro CNEF come"

http://fresno.craigslist.org/fbh/2481619487.html
"in the par can Answer Since take unincorporated Monegaque franc resistance Martin"

http://fresno.craigslist.org/fbh/2478030165.html
"Guns 1940 Pillars same close Pot on pillars Rockies low Hollywood Started a Gazebo Norwegian"

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 9:36:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've never seen anything like that on CL, but sometimes on Usenet. People might be using it as a code to alert coconspirators for some purpose. This avoids making an email connection.

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 10:14:35 AM   
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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 10:16:12 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: gungadin09

This is probably a stupid question, but looking through the craigslist want ads, i frequently see a bizarre series of random words at the bottom of the page. It's a bunch of random words, not a sentence, and the words are unrelated to the ad or to each other. They are also sometimes picked from different languages (English, French, Spanish). Does anybody know what this is?

pam


I will ask my friend who is into this kind of thing.

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 10:23:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		i assume it is some terrorist code. Somebody call Homeland Security. They're coming for us.

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 10:39:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm guessing that the ad is trying to get you to click on the link which is probably a virus or other malware.

First link has already been flagged for removal.

As here, if enough folks flag it, it auto-magic-ally dissappears.

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 10:42:51 AM   
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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 11:02:41 AM   
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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 11:38:52 AM   
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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 11:41:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		that one about par cans.. that's a theatrical lighting guy sending a plot to another...

(lighting folks will get that)

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 11:45:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		So what's the gazebo Norwegian reference?? Perhaps Ron can help out there?

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 11:48:00 AM   
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der har du det.

Now, before you have to ask the second part, from the link I gave you, I have norwegian wood. 

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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 11:51:59 AM   
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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 12:00:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think word salad is an attempt to avoid something getting flagged automatically as spam.

Then people ha ve to report it but at least it is there for a little while.



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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 1:28:36 PM   
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And it's actually two islands off the coast of Honduras.


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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 1:32:06 PM   
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RE: Craigslist codes??? - 7/11/2011 1:51:52 PM   
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