LAS VEGAS -- By eliminating its “erotic services” section and enforcing new rules on adult postings, the Craigslist Web site hoped to quiet critics who claimed the company was operating an “online brothel.”

Instead it’s angered some of its own clients, who fear illegal prostitutes will post their ads elsewhere on the site.

“I do not think you can stop prostitution on Craigslist or anywhere else,” said Susan Stone, a Las Vegas massage therapist who advertises on Craigslist.

Postings to the new adult section will cost $10. Once they are approved, they will be eligible for reposting at $5.

That pricing policy could lead to fewer postings, and Stone said it’s likely those advertisers will repost under another section of the Web site.

“If they're going to charge for one and not the other people will go to the free one,” she said.

When asked what she would do, Stone said Craigslist should allow people to advertise the truth online. Despite its controversial nature, she said it would enable users to get what they’re really looking for.