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The submitted headline editorializes a false claim. A 2-steps-from-origin word-of-mouth claim of "They told me someone called on my behalf" is not the same thi
by BugsJustFindMe 2mo ago
The submitted headline editorializes a false claim.
A 2-steps-from-origin word-of-mouth claim of "They told me someone called on my behalf" is not the same thing as "Flock impersonates".
"they told me" (definitive) and "called on my behalf" (interpretable) are both important here.
- code_biologist 2mo agoThe submitted headline dangerously distorts an evidenced claim to the point of falsehood.
- BugsJustFindMe 2mo agoYes that's what I said.
- ryandrake 2mo agoThey're unimportant wording nit-picks, but actually, if Flock didn't "impersonate" the traveler, then that makes it worse-looking for the hotel: The hotel should only let the actual traveler cancel their booking. The general principle: Should a third party be able to call a hotel to cancel someone else's booking? If you think so, please let me know next time you have travel plans and we'll put that to the test. I would hope the hotel would not be vulnerable to that kind of attack.
- BugsJustFindMe 2mo ago> They're unimportant wording nit-picks. They're false statements of fact. > if Flock didn't "impersonate" the traveler, then that makes it worse-looking for the hotel I see now suddenly we've gone from "Flock bad" to "hotel bad". I hope you recognize the importance of that shift in blame in relation to the submitted headline. > The general principle: Should a third party be able to call a hotel to cancel someone else's booking? A booking made in a designated room block. If you call the hotel and claim to be a member of my family reunion then I'm going to call the hotel and tell them that you lied.
- ryandrake 2mo agoI made that edit specifically to clarify that I'm not "flock bad" in this scenario, I'm more surprised that the hotel will just comply with a request to cancel someone else's booking.
- BugsJustFindMe 2mo agoI too am surprised that the person wasn't contacted by the hotel and asked to choose between paying more money and canceling the booking. It seems like it would have been in the hotel's interest to offer to negate the group rate discount instead of canceling.
- s1artibartfast 2mo agoDepends on if you're coming to my wedding where I have prepaid for a block of rooms to reserve them.
- quantified 2mo agoI've had a hotel cancel me and lie to my face that I called in. I was on a plane at the time they claimed I cancelled. It totally happens.