How to Keep My Craigslist Post From Being Flagged
Keep your Craigslist post from being flagged so that your post stays on the site until it expires 180 days after posting. Other Craigslist users can flag a post if they believe it violates certain aspects of the site's terms of use -- namely, spamming or encouraging illegal activity. Make sure every ad you post adheres to Craigslist's terms of use to prevent them from being flagged.
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Instructions
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Click the "Post to Classifieds" button on the Craigslist homepage, then choose a category for your post -- For Sale or Job Wanted, for example. Select a subcategory if necessary, then click "Continue."
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Input a title and location for your ad, as well as a price if you are selling an item or a service. Make sure the title is distinct from titles of existing ads you have on Craigslist -- posting similar items with similar titles constitutes spam and can get you flagged.
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Compose a fully original ad, even if the ad you post is related to the same or a similar topic as another ad you've posted in the past. Avoid posting about illegal activities, such as drug use and prostitution. If you're unsure as to whether something else in the ad violates Craigslist's terms of use, read through the document and make sure nothing in your ad violates it before clicking "Continue."
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Preview your ad and read through it once more to make sure it adheres to the terms of use, then input the verification string and click "Submit." Click the link in the confirmation email Craigslist sends you, then click "Publish" to post the ad live on the site. Unless the person who flags the ad does so out of spite or ignorance, your ad won't be flagged on Craigslist -- and if someone flags erroneously, Craigslist won't remove the ad unless it violates the site's terms of use.
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