How Can We Stop Abusive Flagging On Craigslist?

Some one in this area is flagging every post in the "Rants and Raves" section of Craigslist. Every post is flagged for removal as soon as it is posted. This has gone on for months and has ruined this section.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on May 6th, 2010 6:23 PM

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There is unfortunately nothing you can do. Craigslist is designed to be monitored by its users; and until it changes its practices it will be subject to such flags, justified or not.

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