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> The fact that there is no clear cut demarcation point between non commercial sex and commercial sex is why Craigslist pulled all its personal sections in reaction to this.

There is no demarcation that is easily observable by Craigslist or other dating sites. You're right, it is offensive to most people to say that the distinction between transactional and reciprocal relationships is immaterial or nonexistent. They are, in my opinion, right to be offended.

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surely you would agree that there is a vast difference in meaning between “no clear cut demarcation” and “immaterial or nonexistent”

Maybe I should rephrase that: to imply that there is no clear-cut demarcation between transactional and reciprocal relationships is offensive. That demarcation might not be visible to an internet platform, but it is obvious and unambiguous to the individual participants.

is it your belief that all relationships can be cleanly categorized this way?

AKA, I can't define it but I know it when I see it.

I have nothing to add other than to say that's completely, unambiguously true about 95% of the time.

No. It's obvious and unambiguous from the inside. It's not necessarily so from the outside. We deal with these kinds of things in the courts, all the time, but that's an obviously untenable proposition for Craigslist.

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