I meant "most people on this thread", which is the context GP was invoking: > I can't relate to the negativity I see here. And yes, Yelp calculated that they

I meant "most people on this thread", which is the context GP was invoking: > I can't relate to the negativity I see here. And yes, Yelp calculated that they could get away with their shady money-grabbing since they had no competition. Very clever, but like most dishonest behaviors - quite short sighted. As soon as a competitor emerged, Yelp was unceremoniously ditched. Also worth mentioning: you didn't have to be aware of their past misdeeds to be affected by the resulting rating distortions, which are still affecting users to this day.