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Re:Groupon sales rep threatens restaurant with negative Yelp... by tptacek on Saturday August 17, 2013 @01:03PM (#6229616)
It might not be extortion, because one of the elements of extortion is coercion, and the sales rep's mail wasn't coercive, but instead spiteful.

Had the rep instead said "maybe all this could be avoided if you would simply make the time to talk to me for 15 minutes on the phone tomorrow", it might be more cut-and-dry.

Re:Groupon sales rep threatens restaurant with negative Yelp... by arbuge on Saturday August 17, 2013 @07:30PM (#6230768)
That is so strongly implied as to be pretty much obvious though.
Re:Groupon sales rep threatens restaurant with negative Yelp... by tptacek on Saturday August 17, 2013 @07:54PM (#6230872)
I don't see any quid pro quo at all; the message simply seems vindictive.