Re:Court to Yelp: Reveal names of negative reviewers
by toomuchtodo on Friday January 10, 2014 @04:19PM
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Yelp is where people go to get recommendations and people with unrealistic expectations are given a soap box to pontificate.
I'm not saying every negative review is uncalled for, but I can't count the number of times I've heard someone say, "Fine, I'll write about this on Yelp." It's supposed to be a recommendation tool, not a weapon for revenge.
Re:Court to Yelp: Reveal names of negative reviewers
by waterlesscloud on Friday January 10, 2014 @04:59PM
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Yelp might be the most special-snowflake place on the internet.
I tend to ignore the negative reviews since 9 times out of 10 the people leaving them have a ridiculous sense of their self-importance.
It's more useful to focus on the positive reviews and if they're telling you the place has what you're looking for.
Re:Court to Yelp: Reveal names of negative reviewers
by ghaff on Friday January 10, 2014 @05:07PM
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I really miss Zagat for restaurant reviews. (Thanks for nothing Google.) It seemed to attract a much more thoughtful and informed type of reviewer. For lack of better options, Yelp is still better than nothing but you get a lot of reviewers with seriously unrealistic expectations. My favorite are the reviews for things like (relatively) not-too-expensive NYC hotels that complain about things like the room being too small.
Re:Court to Yelp: Reveal names of negative reviewers
by cclogg on Friday January 10, 2014 @04:31PM
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Okay now you have me interested... I might have to try this place.
Man $2.95 in Vancouver that's unheard of! lol.
Re:Court to Yelp: Reveal names of negative reviewers
by Mikeb85 on Friday January 10, 2014 @06:00PM
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I'd personally be afraid of any meal that costs only $2.95 in Canada... And if I did give in, I'd consider not getting food poisoning to be a positive outcome.
Re:Court to Yelp: Reveal names of negative reviewers
by brownbat on Friday January 10, 2014 @05:02PM
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> It made me so incredibly sick. I've never eaten a breakfast that actually gave me a headache AND made me want to puke.
I'm not sure if this is so much looking for a culinary miracle as looking for something non-toxic.
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/bons-off-broadway-vancouver
I wonder if the people on yelp ever go to metal shows and wonder why it's so loud.