a review of yelp reviewers

[chorb]

I loled, so I thought I'd share.

http://www.freddiew.com/2009/05/22/yelp-is-great-i-just-hate-the-people/

 

[Platypus]

yelp is garbage

 

[BurnItDwn]

My yelp reviews are great.

 

[TallBill]

My yelp reviews are straightforward and honest. Not trying to be anything special on there, just throw in my 2 cents.

 

[OCGuy]

Yelp is a scam. They will offer help removing negative reviews if restaraunts buy promotion packages with them.

Also, it is common now for employers to have their employees leave fake positive reviews.

 

[cheezy321]

Yelp is a scam. They will offer help removing negative reviews if restaraunts buy promotion packages with them.

Also, it is common now for employers to have their employees leave fake positive reviews.

No they don't. Straight up lie.

 

[maziwanka]

this was great

 

[TallBill]

Yelp is a scam. They will offer help removing negative reviews if restaraunts buy promotion packages with them.

Also, it is common now for employers to have their employees leave fake positive reviews.

Really, you're gonna put on a tinfoil hat over a restaurant review guide?

 

[thepd7]

mildly amusing

 

[OCGuy]

No they don't. Straight up lie.

Yes, I totally made it up just to be paranoid about your foodie-wannabe site....


http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Yelp-Sued-for-Extortion-jw-85243157.html

 

[foghorn67]

Actually tallbill, what OCGuy said has some weight to it. Several businesses ate starting lawsuits. And some seem to have some damning evidence.

 

[joesmoke]

at a whim i unexpectedly finished a road trip in san francisco last sunday night, and found myself with a hankering for noodles... yelp helped me wade through a boat load of dubious looking restaurants in an area i wasnt at all familiar with. ended up with a really classy (and small) place taht i would have never in a million years found on my own.

yelp ftw

 

[TallBill]

Actually tallbill, what OCGuy said has some weight to it. Several businesses ate starting lawsuits. And some seem to have some damning evidence.

Actually foghorn67, what tallbill said has some weight. I'm just looking for somewhere to eat for christ's sake.

 

[cheezy321]

Yes, I totally made it up just to be paranoid about your foodie-wannabe site....


http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Yelp-Sued-for-Extortion-jw-85243157.html

Google, facebook, etc etc etc have all been sued.

Every company has been sued before.

Have any of them won against yelp? Looks like that is still a resounding no.

I'll believe it when they actually win their case.

 

[JS80]

No they don't. Straight up lie.

Yes, they do, not a lie.

But Yelp is still useful. A lot of foodies use Yelp and it's a good indicator if a place is good or not. 4 stars with plentiful reviews means you have a good shot at liking the place.

If you want to see the craziest Yelp reviewers, go check out Austin. The crazy ass Austonians give negative reviews if the restaurant doesn't have a recycling bin or some other stupid ass green-nazi shit.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I mostly only write reviews when I have a bad experience with things. I think all 10 of mine are negative. Not one have been removed..

 

[OCGuy]

Google, facebook, etc etc etc have all been sued.

Every company has been sued before.

I hope Yelp has a better defense in court than "Well everyone gets sued, so this class-action should be dismissed!"

 

[cheezy321]

Yes, they do, not a lie.

But Yelp is still useful. A lot of foodies use Yelp and it's a good indicator if a place is good or not. 4 stars with plentiful reviews means you have a good shot at liking the place.

If you want to see the craziest Yelp reviewers, go check out Austin. The crazy ass Austonians give negative reviews if the restaurant doesn't have a recycling bin or some other stupid ass green-nazi shit.

The burden of proof lies on you my friend. Show me the proof.

Oh wait, you cant. You can just send me articles of companies that have joined a class action lawsuit against yelp.

 

[Ns1]

Also, it is common now for employers to have their employees leave fake positive reviews.

this will work for about 2 weeks until the flood of negatives start pouring in.

 

[shortylickens]

Yelp was long ago determined to be bullshit. Oh, the article is from May 2009. Good time to bring it up, OP!
We already have more than a little bit of evidence they practice shady business tactics, and even without that, their reviews are from argumentative little assholes like you guys.
They are no damn good for helping you decide where to eat, drink, sleep or hang out. They should be ignored for all services.

 

[TallBill]

I mostly only write reviews when I have a bad experience with things. I think all 10 of mine are negative. Not one have been removed..

That's incredibly unfair to businesses. Unfortunately this is a common concept with society in general. I've had 2 customers email corporate about bad experiences that they had where I work while I was working. Thankfully both were kitchen related, and not much I could do about it. But I've had a 100 times more happy customers that come through the door, I doubt any of them have emailed corporate.

 

[cheezy321]

I hope Yelp has a better defense in court than "Well everyone gets sued, so this class-action should be dismissed!"

I hope you know we don't live in a 'Minority Report' style world where people accused of crimes don't get a trial or jury.

My point is every company gets sued. A very small percentage of those lawsuits actually stick. I think its more than likely this class action lawsuit is in the group that doesn't stick. Thats all.

 

[foghorn67]

Actually tallbill, what tallbill said has some weight to it. Now I am fucking starving.

 

[TallBill]

Actually tallbill, what tallbill said has some weight to it. Now I am fucking starving.

Good point, now I'm gonna check out a thai takeout place thats next to my laundromat while I clean my clothes. I read on yelp that it had some tasty food!

 

[AznAnarchy99]

That's incredibly unfair to businesses. Unfortunately this is a common concept with society in general. I've had 2 customers email corporate about bad experiences that they had where I work while I was working. Thankfully both were kitchen related, and not much I could do about it. But I've had a 100 times more happy customers that come through the door, I doubt any of them have emailed corporate.

They all brushed me off as soon as they got their money and refused to help. They did nothing to fix the original problem and continually lied to me for weeks wasting my time.

Btw my reviews arent restaurants but other businesses.