Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by JadoJodo on Thursday October 31, 2019 @12:30PM
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> or other host with a history of good reviews
But how can I trust that the reviews are good if, as this article talks about, people are hesitant to post anything but good reviews for fear of receiving a retaliatory review?
Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by blueadept111 on Thursday October 31, 2019 @02:34PM
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Neither review is visible until both are done, so that's nonsense.
Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by necovek on Friday November 01, 2019 @02:15AM
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Uhm, that sounds even worse: so your bad review won't show up until a host responds, so they can simply decide not to, and your bad review never shows up.
Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by blueadept111 on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:51PM
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No, because there's a fixed time limit to submit a review, afterwhich the review is posted irregardless. Hey, I guess airbnb put more than 10 seconds of thought into the design of the process, what do you know.
Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by RaiseProfits on Friday November 01, 2019 @04:44AM
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You act like people’s real names and contact information are not exchanged. AirBnb has no quality enforcement mechanism to protect your privacy, the quality of your stay, or the resulting fallout from a conflict.
Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by blueadept111 on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:55PM
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The mechanism for preventing most bad stays is called the reputation system, which is based on reviews. As for exchanging real names, do you think the system would be improved if all participants were completely anonymous? There's a reason a hotel knows your real name and contact information as well. You sound like a troll.
Re:I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
by RaiseProfits on Friday November 01, 2019 @04:43AM
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> I've found the customer service to be good
Yea? Do explain your confidence.
In fact, many 'scare' articles about airbnb puzzle me, because it seem seems that the problems could have been avoided if the guest had read the reviews and/or booked with a superhost (or other host with a history of good reviews).
Having said that, I do think it's insane that the reviews are no longer listed in chronological order (or at least with the option to view them in chronological order).