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A bit off-topic, but this used to be discussed often on the consumerist.com web site, which Consumer Reports bought, and then archived. I miss that blog.
by briffle 7y ago
A bit off-topic, but this used to be discussed often on the consumerist.com web site, which Consumer Reports bought, and then archived. I miss that blog.
- RandomBacon 7y agoI miss that site a lot too, but there's more to the story than that: - Consumer Reports bought the site, all is well. - Site was hacked via the comments system. - Site returned without the comments. - Since comments were why most people went to that site, the site site suffered greatly. - They reintroduced comments, but made you jump through hoops to get an account. Only a few (literaly less than ten that I can remember) people commented. - Those few people stopped commenting because there was no one else to interact with. - The site shut down. (I had a story that I submitted and was posted to The Consumerist. I also had one of those few accounts after the hack.)