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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on July 20th, 2013 12:05 PM

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I'm not sure where akanetuk found the "rules" that he or she is giving you. There is for example no requirement to fill in the price box. Craigslist not only permits links in its ads but instructs you on how to do that, at http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/html_in_craigslist_postings/.

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Posts may be removed or omitted from index pages and search results by automated systems, CL staff, or community moderation -- for non-compliance with terms of use, site guidelines, and/or community norms.

You may be able to solve the issue with the use of a Web proxy, as offered free at http://www.zend2.com/. Fellow Help Owl volunteer smcclurken has additional suggestions here.

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Answer #2: Posted by waelsaidani1 on July 20th, 2013 11:11 AM

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Hello theresajackson53348 this has happened because you have violated one of the following rules:

adding your personal email address into the body of the ad
adding a link in the ad.
adding lots of commas in the ad (spammers use commas)
adding the ad too many times.
Putting $1 (or no price) in the price box.

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