Is BackPage next? AGs bloodlust has not been satified...

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http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010...f-backpagecom/

One after another... I wonder if eccie is ready for when they come knocking on our door... You may not realize it but eccie gets a ton of it's web traffic from backpage..
I would like for someone to build a time machine so I can go back in time and kick the Puritans right in their balls.
Ray, I'm right there with you. I think we'd make a great team

I got an email from an adult site with "Craigslist" in the domain name about advertising there shortly after the shut down of the adult section. I wonder if it's related to the original Craigslist.
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And just like Spitzer was fighting prostitution by day and was client number 9 at night, I'm sure a lot of these guys have some skeletons in their closets.
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try all they want to , but I predict this,

When peace in the Middle East happens I predict the end of Pay for Play happen too...


NOT!!!!!!!!!
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I just wanna know where all of the CL "Adult Gigs" girlz went to!!....

I love reading about finding newbies that swallow & offer super low rates...

...at least until someones tells them about eccie...

> I believe if they successfully take down BP that will have a huge impact on things...
Eccie will never be the big target that CL and BP are/were. The difference is simple. On CL or BP, you can find a wide variety of product from rentals to puppies to escorts. Here, there are no puppies. Therefore, nobody can claim that this site is peddling sex in the same place where kids might be going to find a new puppy. Not saying that it will never be a target-- but you get where I'm going with this, I'm sure. Each time that a major board has become a target, its ended up getting tossed out thanks to the good ol' Constitution.

A lot of the CL girls simply moved over to BP--

Maybe if our own AG, Mr. Greg Abbott, would enforce the Child Support laws, then there would be a few less ladies here-- of course, that would involve doing his job OUTSIDE of the public eye, and we just can't have that. No Sir.
Absolutely Caroline! I can't wait to team up with you. ;-)

I think I saw the "Craiglist" site you are talking about. I have no idea, but my gut says you might want to avoid jumping into anything new until you see others doing it. On the other hand, if everyone follows that advice.....
Blenderhead has nailed it. Anytime someone loudly fights anything, they probably have something to hide. Fighting Prostitution? He is a hobbyist. Fighting Gay rights? He looks for dudes in airport bathroom stalls.
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Eccie will never be the big target that CL and BP are/were. Originally Posted by DecemberLove
I hope you're right... (Maybe not nationally, but being a regional LE target seems more likely.) With CL & possibly BP out of the picture. eccie becomes IMO a prime target... eccie is probably the largest & most active forum in Texas. Large enough that Cityvibe, Eros, P411, and several other large classified & advertising venues have banner ads on here... In the next few years I could see eccie becoming more of a regional hub for P4P... a large percentage of newbies found there way here from BP/CL/ CL Adult Gigs.. and under the right conditions I could this place turn into a new jumping off point for providers/hobbyists. I really don't know how legitimate the human trafficking claims being thrown around by the media are, but I don't think it would be far fetched to see these groups infiltrating this site and using it to communicate with others via back-channel or in code.. That would definitely draw some political heat.. as for general L.E.. I could easily see the same sting tactics that are currently being used on BP... (L.E. could post as a hot 18yo spinner with a full menu in the WW... Like we always do we trip over ourselves to be the first one to tap that and write the review... Some will have their guard down, fuck up, say the wrong thing and get popped)

Whew..

Ok, end of random thoughts, theories, and paranoia >>>
Elephant--

Whenever you really start to worry-- just do what my avatar tells you to!!
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just do what my avatar tells you to!! Originally Posted by DecemberLove
Wait a minute... Will eccie willingly cooperate with L.E. when that day comes?

(Ok, time to panic)

Ahhhhhhhh!!!
my morning "work out" will never be the same if bp is gone...
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I think almost all businesses would, eventually, 'willingly' cooperate with LE. The power of the state can be overwhelming regardless of any prior intentions. Perhaps we need a constitution to protect us. Oh, yeah, been there, done that ...
I suspect that there are at least a few politicians and cops who are active hobbyists on ECCIE so that day could be awkward for all concerned if they start going after members not to mention the man power required.