User talk:MarkListerFigg

VVM's sex trafficking series in Larkin article
This is a new section; well written and informative, but the Larkin page shouldbe about Larkin. Better to incorporate its ideas into the article on sex trafficking or Backpage. It seems to be a WP:GOODFAITH edit, so await consensus about whether this should remain in this article. I suspect it will get no support, as it is out of place in the Larkin entry. Mwinog2777 (talk) 18:00, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback, and for your generous comments! I think (and hope!) the section could be helpful to a reader unfamiliar with the controversy over Backpage in 2011/12 which was part of Village Voice Media at the time. Larkin was a co-owner and publisher of VVM, and VVM answered critics through this series, while it fought legal battles over Backpage, many related to the accusations addressed in the series. It was due to such outside pressure that Larkin et al.ended up separating Backpage from VVM's papers in 2012, according to several sources online. The VVM series also touches on issues that are part of the current federal case against Larkin. This might require more explanation with proper citations. MarkListerFigg (talk) 05:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)