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by ericd 5162 days ago
I think this is likely an automatic ban for an unusual non-dictionary word/phrase, probably just another automatic tool in their arsenal against spammers. I don't think Craigslist has it in for AirBNB specifically.
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I post ads every single day of the week. This is the first occurrence of the term being blocked.
Yeah, it takes a LOT of posts with that unusual word to initiate a permablock of the whole word. Before that, it just counts against your dupe score, I think.