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> The other was very innocuous so I have no idea why Google disliked it. Beware of Google employees' agenda on language [1]. Something like "the restaurant ser

> The other was very innocuous so I have no idea why Google disliked it. Beware of Google employees' agenda on language [1]. Something like "the restaurant service was insanely fast" can trigger a shadow banning. [1] https://developers.google.com/style/inclusive-documentation https://developers.google.com/style/inclusive-documentation

UncleMeat 4y ago
These are two disconnected things. Google has a style guide for documentation that suggests that people do not include certain kinds of words. This does not imply that users posting content with these words will trigger policy violations.
Arnavion 4y ago
For reference, this was the paragraph (the business in question is an apartment complex I was renting at): >Their "Courtesy Patrol" service is useless. I tried this service every night for a week but it made no difference; the noise still continued on that night and the following nights. Also, the people at the service told me that it takes them an hour to send someone over after you call them. So if you ever have a reason to call this service, you better be prepared that your problem won't get solved for at least an hour after you call.
- rsynnott 4y ago
  How long was the review? It might just be that reducing the length/number of clauses helped. Honestly, if I was naively writing a restaurant review filter, length would be in there; if you look at TripAdvisor or similar, as reviews get longer the probability of the reviewer being a weird crank approaches one.
  - Arnavion 4y ago
    The length may have been a factor, but it definitely wasn't the only factor. When I eventually narrowed it down to those two paragraphs being the only difference, the attempt with the first paragraph in its original form and the attempt with that paragraph sanitized of profanity were basically the same length.
- coldpie 4y ago
  I'm here for a review, not an essay. I think Google was probably doing the right thing (as in, most useful for their users) with your review. Stick to a small number of quick, highly informative sentences, not lengthy speculation and opinion.
barrysteve 4y ago
Holy sweet jesus I hate it when Jordan Peterson is right. They're going to police language and make us use words we wouldn't normally pick.

UncleMeat 4y ago

These are two disconnected things. Google has a style guide for documentation that suggests that people do not include certain kinds of words. This does not imply that users posting content with these words will trigger policy violations.

Arnavion 4y ago

For reference, this was the paragraph (the business in question is an apartment complex I was renting at): >Their "Courtesy Patrol" service is useless. I tried this service every night for a week but it made no difference; the noise still continued on that night and the following nights. Also, the people at the service told me that it takes them an hour to send someone over after you call them. So if you ever have a reason to call this service, you better be prepared that your problem won't get solved for at least an hour after you call.

rsynnott 4y ago
How long was the review? It might just be that reducing the length/number of clauses helped. Honestly, if I was naively writing a restaurant review filter, length would be in there; if you look at TripAdvisor or similar, as reviews get longer the probability of the reviewer being a weird crank approaches one.
- Arnavion 4y ago
  The length may have been a factor, but it definitely wasn't the only factor. When I eventually narrowed it down to those two paragraphs being the only difference, the attempt with the first paragraph in its original form and the attempt with that paragraph sanitized of profanity were basically the same length.
coldpie 4y ago
I'm here for a review, not an essay. I think Google was probably doing the right thing (as in, most useful for their users) with your review. Stick to a small number of quick, highly informative sentences, not lengthy speculation and opinion.

barrysteve 4y ago

Holy sweet jesus I hate it when Jordan Peterson is right. They're going to police language and make us use words we wouldn't normally pick.