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Controversy Erupts Over Craigslist Prank

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the only-half-funny dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention something of an ongoing controversy over a recent Craigslist prank. Waxy.org has the full details: "On Monday, a Seattle web developer named Jason Fortuny started his own Craigslist experiment. The goal: 'Posing as a submissive woman looking for an aggressive dom, how many responses can we get in 24 hours?' He took the text and photo from a sexually explicit ad in another area, reposted it to Craigslist Seattle, and waited for the responses to roll in ... '178 responses, with 145 photos of men in various states of undress. Responses include full e-mail addresses (both personal and business addresses), names, and in some cases IM screen names and telephone numbers.' In a staggering move, he then published every single response, unedited and uncensored, with all photos and personal information to Encyclopedia Dramatica." The Wired blog 27B Stroke 6 has analysis of the prank, which author Ryan Singel views as 'sociopathic'. He then follows that up with responses to comments from his analysis, with further exploration of the weighty issues this juvenile prank has brought up.

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  1. The jokes on you! by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I stole the picture I sent from another site! Ha Ha!

  2. This is not exactly a new trick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Send me a picture of your cock -- I'll suck the best one - w4m" got about 22 replies that made me very, very sad about Gmail autodisplaying images, and very, very sad that I was on the particular mailing list used to post the ad.

  3. I feel for these suckers by svunt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I once had a friend on IRC ask me to read a piece of erotic fiction she'd read and provide feedback. No problem, she links me to the story, which is at an erotic literature website, which requires me to register. Little did I know that a list of their users was online, and it only took a week until my name in Google yielded its first ever result, linking me to shitty home-made wank stories. The point is, you get burned, you learn your lesson. I just feel sorry for these poor saps who didn't learn their lesson in a lower-impact fashion. Regarding the guy who did this: There's clever, and there's easy. Guess which your joke is, cocksmoker?

  4. Re:Did you get your Internet connection yesterday. by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a spelling-nazi tip, dummy!

    Your friend, the Accuracy-Nazi

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  5. Re:What a pathetic little asshole by avenj · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe not, but does really seriously pissing off 178 "aggressive doms" seem like a smart move to you? Hmmmm...

  6. Re:It's perhaps time people understood by paanta · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hell yeah. Whenever *I* send pictures of my tender bits to total strangers, I use my favorite creative commons license:

    You are free:
    * to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work after blurring all identifying features of the author or licensor.
    * to make derivative works

    Under the following conditions:
    * No Attribution. You must not attribute the work to the author or licensor.
    * Noncommercial. You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
    * No Masturbation. No one may ever use this image as part of some sick fantasy.