Controversy Erupts Over Craigslist Prank 674
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.
The jokes on you! (Score:5, Funny)
This is not exactly a new trick (Score:5, Funny)
Ahhhhhhhh!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Thanks a lot Jason, you jerk
I feel for these suckers (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is not exactly a new trick (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Did you get your Internet connection yesterday. (Score:5, Funny)
That's a spelling-nazi tip, dummy!
Your friend, the Accuracy-Nazi
Re:I feel for these suckers (Score:1, Funny)
awww...i give up! My wife didn't believe me so why would any of you freaks here?
Re:What a pathetic little asshole (Score:5, Funny)
Swan Cramming (Score:3, Funny)
Now to click the Post Anon box to keep my identity a secret.
So THAT explains it! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I feel for these suckers (Score:1, Funny)
I would have given anything to see the look on that face.
Re:This is not exactly a new trick (Score:3, Funny)
Poets are shitty (Score:3, Funny)
A Haiku by Walnut mon
Poets are shitty,
Pretentious and retarded,
Poets are so gay,
Re:What an idiot (Score:5, Funny)
No you don't. Not at all, in fact. Why? because he asked for it!
His resume is fucking hilarious (Score:1, Funny)
Re:It's perhaps time people understood (Score:5, Funny)
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.
You did it wrong (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The jokes on you! (Score:3, Funny)
You have a woman dressed in leather, down on all fours, with a dog collar around her neck and some man is pushing a leather glove in her face. How is that not offensive?
Look, you should've seen what they wanted to put on the cover. And it wasn't a glove, I'll tell you that much.
Re:This is not exactly a new trick (Score:5, Funny)
I sent in a picture of Foghorn Leghorn.
Re:It's perhaps time people understood (Score:1, Funny)
I am very interested in your product and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Re:He lives in my apartment complex! (Score:3, Funny)
Might I humbly suggest this [army.mil] as a potential solution?
Re:He lives in my apartment complex! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bait an Obvius Fake. Re:The jokes on you! (Score:1, Funny)
I'd go King Henry on him. (Score:2, Funny)
This guy ranks right under Fred Phelps in my book. If this guy was hit by a bus tomorrow, lived, only to get run over by a truck three seconds later, who would cry for him?