I have to agree with you on the issues of Craigslist. I just started using this site and I have been finding it very difficult to get in, and do what I wanted quickly and without many obstacles. There are sooooo many "don't do's" so takes so long to get your ad done. Then, the ad gets bumped because you hit an unexpected "don't do". I am not sure if I must continue to use this site but you have my full agreement...even if you may not really need it. Thanks for showing me I am not crazy. I thought I was because I am new to this type of work. Thanks again.

I totally agree and will see that and raise you this:
Email spamming is for scum.
I hate email spam with a passion and even if you convinced me I could make $1000 or a month by doing it, I would not do it. (Or even $5k - though I seriously doubt more than a few people are making that kind of money and if they are they are super scum, spamming millions of people per day.)

Sending targeted emails isn't as bad even though technically any unsolicited mail from people you don't know is spam. But if you were, say, targeting local bars with a specific bar-related business idea, okay, I'll remove the "scum" label for that. (Though when I get "We'll SEO your site for you... bla bla bla... emails I throw them right in the trash and if I get a 2nd one I mark it spam.)

Just my 2 cents.