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None of these people walked into the business. I doubt any of them are planning a wedding reception, if even in the target geographic market. This is a standar

by personZ 12y ago

None of these people walked into the business. I doubt any of them are planning a wedding reception, if even in the target geographic market. This is a standard internet lynch mob. They are always vile, reprehensible things, with real humans as victim. But pile on, everyone.

67726e 12y ago
And my point went entirely over your head. If someone finds the business policies reprehensible and wants it to be made known, they have a damned right to let it be known. One doesn't just have to purchase a product or service to be allowed to comment.
- personZ 12y ago
  No, it didn't "go over my head", though if that notion gives you more comfort, have at it. You brought up an absurd anecdote that is baseless and has zero applicability to this issue, but that you think props up your notion. Don't bring up absurd anecdotes if you don't want them deconstructed. Let me say again, and this relates to the sibling comment to yours -- none of these people piling on the internet circle jerk torch mob had any interest or engagement with this business. They weren't en route to book their wedding party when they discovered this. They're just trying to feel good by joining a misled, destructive, abusive mob. It is bullies, pure and simple. Some restaurant I have zero concern about put up a misled threat, in a plain and obvious location, to try to make sure that wedding parties didn't mislead their guests, so now we all must rail about "free speech" and attack someone's business. The employers of people. Yeah, I'm perhaps a little too mature to see that as constructive for anyone. It is vile. This has happened so many times before. And after there is the realization that it was all profoundly silly and destructive.
  - 67726e 12y ago
    If you want to be thick-headed, obnoxious, and obtuse to feel better about yourself, have at it. Given the love of litigation in this country and the cost of legal services, shitty business practices enshrined in the all-powerful contract can wreak havoc on someone. If a group of people who have not given patronage to a business otherwise with to make known that businesses vile practices and horrible attitude, then more power to them. This isn't bullying, this is a group of folks making damn sure that we know of the true bully here, this hotel and it's abusive business practices. Is this whole thing a giant feel-good circle-jerk? Sure as shit is. But you know what? It isn't a bunch of jerks ganging up on a defenseless victim. The jackasses running that business brought it upon themselves by treating their customers like shit and making sure to abuse their position in the business-customer relationship.
blisterpeanuts 12y ago
Well, browsing to a hotel's website, prepared to purchase a reservation is virtually the same as walking into a business, is it not? People don't physically go to a hotel to reserve a room, so the hotel's website could be considered a place of business, practically speaking.

by personZ 12y ago

67726e 12y ago

And my point went entirely over your head. If someone finds the business policies reprehensible and wants it to be made known, they have a damned right to let it be known. One doesn't just have to purchase a product or service to be allowed to comment.

personZ 12y ago
No, it didn't "go over my head", though if that notion gives you more comfort, have at it. You brought up an absurd anecdote that is baseless and has zero applicability to this issue, but that you think props up your notion. Don't bring up absurd anecdotes if you don't want them deconstructed. Let me say again, and this relates to the sibling comment to yours -- none of these people piling on the internet circle jerk torch mob had any interest or engagement with this business. They weren't en route to book their wedding party when they discovered this. They're just trying to feel good by joining a misled, destructive, abusive mob. It is bullies, pure and simple. Some restaurant I have zero concern about put up a misled threat, in a plain and obvious location, to try to make sure that wedding parties didn't mislead their guests, so now we all must rail about "free speech" and attack someone's business. The employers of people. Yeah, I'm perhaps a little too mature to see that as constructive for anyone. It is vile. This has happened so many times before. And after there is the realization that it was all profoundly silly and destructive.
- 67726e 12y ago
  If you want to be thick-headed, obnoxious, and obtuse to feel better about yourself, have at it. Given the love of litigation in this country and the cost of legal services, shitty business practices enshrined in the all-powerful contract can wreak havoc on someone. If a group of people who have not given patronage to a business otherwise with to make known that businesses vile practices and horrible attitude, then more power to them. This isn't bullying, this is a group of folks making damn sure that we know of the true bully here, this hotel and it's abusive business practices. Is this whole thing a giant feel-good circle-jerk? Sure as shit is. But you know what? It isn't a bunch of jerks ganging up on a defenseless victim. The jackasses running that business brought it upon themselves by treating their customers like shit and making sure to abuse their position in the business-customer relationship.

blisterpeanuts 12y ago

Well, browsing to a hotel's website, prepared to purchase a reservation is virtually the same as walking into a business, is it not? People don't physically go to a hotel to reserve a room, so the hotel's website could be considered a place of business, practically speaking.