I've used the personal ads as they were meant to be used. I will put warnings out for women stating how they're being fooled (I work in IT) and how to be careful on CL.
My comments are quickly deleted and other women say the same thing in their posted warnings. It's swarming with trolls and men and craigslist is allowing this.
I stopped using them and personals bring in the most amount of dollars for CL. I'd rather donate something than use CL due to their irresponsible behavior. They own the website and when it comes to personals, you might as well use something else that's just as bogus.