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The first page was the worst human interest story I've read. It was structured as though we are to pity the business owner while thumbing our noses at Yelp. Fo

The first page was the worst human interest story I've read. It was structured as though we are to pity the business owner while thumbing our noses at Yelp. For those who haven't read it, essentially the biz owner trolled yelp and then hunted down a critic, and was arrested for battery. Best line: More than anything, she blamed Yelp. Edit: If you read the rest of the article, it goes to a salon owner who actually gets it, and her business has benefited from it. Know your customers.

tjsnyder 17y ago
I especially like how she blames the cluttered mess on poor sales. Maybe poor sales are a result of a cluttered store!
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago
  I found myself thinking: If you have slow sales, you should have more time to straighten up the place.
- NikkiA 17y ago
  My favourite bit was where she claimed she found his address and turned up at his doorstop to 'apologise', but was surprisingly antagonistic and violent when she got there. Yeah, right, 'apologise', just admit you went crazy and intended to shout/beat him down.
  - dghughes 17y ago
    > Accounts differ as to what happened next, but a struggle ensued. I don't get why Sean C.'s version is more believable than Diane Goodman's, I don't know either of them and nobody else witnessed the event so how can any of us judge?
    - jbapple 17y ago
      > I don't get why Sean C.'s version is more believable than Diane Goodman's FTA: "Over the next few hours, she sent several more angry messages. She warned of a 'world of pain.' 'Goodbye pussy boy I will be contacting your employers,' she said." Compare this with the story's quote of Sean C. : "TOTAL MESS" Hers was not a proportional response. http://www.hulu.com/watch/12772/the-big-lebowski-world-of-pain http://www.hulu.com/watch/12772/the-big-lebowski-world-of-pa...
      - dghughes 17y ago
        I understand that but why do we believe Sean C's side of the story? He could a bigger loon than she is, it takes two to make a fight.
        Herring 17y ago
        Well someone thought she should go for a mental health evaluation. Do they do that for everyone who gets into a fight?
        jbapple 17y ago
        > He could a bigger loon than she is, it takes two to make a fight. He could be, but we have no evidence of that. Furthermore, she admits sending the messages. It does not "take two" to make an assault.
        dghughes 17y ago
        > It does not "take two" to make an assault. Actually it does :P
westbywest 17y ago
This story showed up on Gawker months ago, so I'm a bit confused why it reemerges now. http://gawker.com/tag/oceanavebooks/ http://gawker.com/tag/oceanavebooks/ I disagree with the writer's tagline that Yelp is such a new medium it can drive you nuts. The same could happen on other social networking services, discussion fora, AOL, etc. Yelp maybe could have done some diligence to connect dots between the biz owner and the negative review, but that could have been seen as special treatment of one business, out of the 1000's listed on its service. I believe the biz owner is a bit unstable, and the ongoing media exposure just isn't doing her well.
tlrobinson 17y ago
Yeah, that was really odd. I kept waiting for the part where she was abused by those vicious Yelpers. By the end I just thought she was a nut.
Herring 17y ago
>It was structured as though we are to pity the business owner while thumbing our noses at Yelp. I'm fairly sure the writer was being ironic. Or at least he's showing us how the (insane) business owner sees things.

tjsnyder 17y ago

I especially like how she blames the cluttered mess on poor sales. Maybe poor sales are a result of a cluttered store!

RyanMcGreal 17y ago
I found myself thinking: If you have slow sales, you should have more time to straighten up the place.
NikkiA 17y ago
My favourite bit was where she claimed she found his address and turned up at his doorstop to 'apologise', but was surprisingly antagonistic and violent when she got there. Yeah, right, 'apologise', just admit you went crazy and intended to shout/beat him down.
- dghughes 17y ago
  > Accounts differ as to what happened next, but a struggle ensued. I don't get why Sean C.'s version is more believable than Diane Goodman's, I don't know either of them and nobody else witnessed the event so how can any of us judge?
  - jbapple 17y ago
    > I don't get why Sean C.'s version is more believable than Diane Goodman's FTA: "Over the next few hours, she sent several more angry messages. She warned of a 'world of pain.' 'Goodbye pussy boy I will be contacting your employers,' she said." Compare this with the story's quote of Sean C. : "TOTAL MESS" Hers was not a proportional response. http://www.hulu.com/watch/12772/the-big-lebowski-world-of-pain http://www.hulu.com/watch/12772/the-big-lebowski-world-of-pa...
    - dghughes 17y ago
      I understand that but why do we believe Sean C's side of the story? He could a bigger loon than she is, it takes two to make a fight.
      - Herring 17y ago
        Well someone thought she should go for a mental health evaluation. Do they do that for everyone who gets into a fight?
      - jbapple 17y ago
        > He could a bigger loon than she is, it takes two to make a fight. He could be, but we have no evidence of that. Furthermore, she admits sending the messages. It does not "take two" to make an assault.
        dghughes 17y ago
        > It does not "take two" to make an assault. Actually it does :P

westbywest 17y ago

This story showed up on Gawker months ago, so I'm a bit confused why it reemerges now. http://gawker.com/tag/oceanavebooks/ http://gawker.com/tag/oceanavebooks/ I disagree with the writer's tagline that Yelp is such a new medium it can drive you nuts. The same could happen on other social networking services, discussion fora, AOL, etc. Yelp maybe could have done some diligence to connect dots between the biz owner and the negative review, but that could have been seen as special treatment of one business, out of the 1000's listed on its service. I believe the biz owner is a bit unstable, and the ongoing media exposure just isn't doing her well.

tlrobinson 17y ago

Yeah, that was really odd. I kept waiting for the part where she was abused by those vicious Yelpers. By the end I just thought she was a nut.

Herring 17y ago

>It was structured as though we are to pity the business owner while thumbing our noses at Yelp. I'm fairly sure the writer was being ironic. Or at least he's showing us how the (insane) business owner sees things.