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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by a-priori on Saturday October 31, 2009 @05:38AM (#913411)
Okay, first of all, you should apologise to mechanical_fish. Ad hominem attacks are not cool.

I agree it's a bit shady to sell reservations, and I would be uncomfortable to play any role in this (person in line, person buying, student selling, or restaurant employee), but how is it "dishonest"? That implies deception, and I see none.

Selling reservations definitely violates the egalitarian "first-come, first-served" nature of the restaurant queue. If I were a restaurant owner, I wouldn't let it happen out of fairness to the people in the queue who don't want to pay. Both choices send strong signals, certainly, but I think that's a choice on the restaurant's part.

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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by Tichy on Saturday October 31, 2009 @08:55AM (#913498)
"That implies deception, and I see none."

Isn't it deceptive to make a reservation at the restaurant without any intentions to ever show up?

Call the restaurant and tell them "we would like to reserve 10 seats with the intention of selling them on the free market". If they give you the reservations, you have a honest business.

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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by a-priori on Saturday October 31, 2009 @11:49AM (#913632)
To be fair, they do intend to have someone show up and fill the table.
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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by Tichy on Saturday October 31, 2009 @12:36PM (#913688)
What if nobody is buying? Anyway, further discussion seems futile.
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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by gnaritas on Saturday October 31, 2009 @01:17PM (#913751)
I owe him no such thing, nor did I attack him. I spoke of my own state of mind, that his comment made me think he was dishonest; I did not say that he was.

Omitting the truth is just as dishonest as lying. You don't try and parse technicalities with honesty, either you were acting in good faith or you weren't, not telling the restaurant that you intend to sell the reservations - something certainly outside their expectations - is deceptive and is most certainly dishonest.

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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by gloob on Saturday October 31, 2009 @03:56PM (#913968)
I owe him no such thing, nor did I attack him. I spoke of my own state of mind, that his comment made me think he was dishonest; I did not say that he was.

Saying things like that makes me think you're a sophist.

See?

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