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Re:How I Became the Most Hated Person in San Francisco for a... by vacri on Thursday July 03, 2014 @11:15PM (#7987147)
What? As someone who frequently puts in random names for reservations, I fail to see what is unethical about this

Well, it's not unethical like you're injecting babies with a controversial drug. It's quite mildly unethical - a reservation is a promise. Promising something with a fake name is a little unethical - you're asking someone to do something for you, but offering no avenue of recourse if you don't hold up your end of the bargain. I think in this case that it's unethical to the same degree that taking some ballpoints home from work is stealing.

Re:How I Became the Most Hated Person in San Francisco for a... by alialkhatib on Friday July 04, 2014 @12:43AM (#7987379)
If I gave someone my real name for a reservation and then flaked, there's nothing they could (practically) do about it anyway. The name is just the key you use to associate yourself with an otherwise secret list of reservations.