All I can say is, and you believed him?

Oodle (created by Craig Donato) has a genius idea of combining all classified ads into one search. It’s simple. Just index all classifieds and scrape the important information into fields. Problem is Oodle doesn’t include Craigslist in its search results.

Why? You ask.

Here’s how Forbes reported it:

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has told Craig Donato to steer clear of his site's listings, saying they are not meant to be used as commodities for commercial purposes. Donato has honored Newmark's request, even though the lack of Craigslist, which draws 14 million visitors a month, weakens Oodle's all-in-one selling point.

Newmark claims his ads aren’t for commercial purposes, and you believed him?

There are so many reasons that Craigslist is a commercial venture that I’m not even going to list them. Instead, I point out this moment of naivety for everyone to enjoy.

Maybe there's some other reason Donato isn't indexing Craigslist. Maybe it's fear of a lawsuit or a need to avoid spamvertising. For his reputation's sake, I hope so.