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Joshua_Beverly_Hills replied on July 28, 2008 07:01 to the problem ""Yelp is always overworked" when I signup with my zipcode 90210. No replies from Yelp when e-mailed. They're ironically promoting themselves in Rodeo Dr Beverly Hills events that I am invited." in Yelp:
Objective: Yelp should drop the IP address ban idea.
Yelp could get more credible or highly credible by having all Yelpers to verify with a debit/credit card just like the hotels or Paypal and dropping their IP address ban idea. That way, it is truly "real people and real reviews" & trolls are 99.9..% out. You would know their real name and city & block them that way if neccessary. Real people wouldn't risk their real identity. Bad reviews could be identified as "constructive criticism" or an attack from a real person who've patronized a business.
Or, Yelp could be what they are now, ban real people who've never used Yelp and live with their cliches.-
Joshua_Beverly_Hills replied on July 26, 2008 08:31 to the problem ""Yelp is always overworked" when I signup with my zipcode 90210. No replies from Yelp when e-mailed. They're ironically promoting themselves in Rodeo Dr Beverly Hills events that I am invited." in Yelp:
Yelp trolls in my area?, doubtful but no doubt, we've got people here who has nothing to do all day.......I'll just let it go.
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Mike "UranusDeMilo" W. says:
http://www.yelp.com/topic/san-francis...
"You can't block by IP address.
First off, hardly anybody has a static IP. You can block the IP that the troll is using at the moment of infraction, but he'll get another IP the next time his router dips into the address pool. He won't be blocked anymore, and you'll wind up blocking the next guy that gets that same IP address.
Furthermore, most companies NAT out (Network Address Translation) a large number of PC's through a single public IP address....and this IP address is the one that will come up as what a troll at work is connecting on. You can block it, but you'll wind up blocking everyone in the same company. Ditto with coffee shops. Block that IP, and you block the whole coffee shop. -
Joshua_Beverly_Hills replied on July 25, 2008 07:01 to the problem ""Yelp is always overworked" when I signup with my zipcode 90210. No replies from Yelp when e-mailed. They're ironically promoting themselves in Rodeo Dr Beverly Hills events that I am invited." in Yelp:
Hi Cush, thanks, will check out your url's.
Hi EricSuesz, thanks much for asking up and trying to help. The very first page(step 1?) does that. Googled up and maybe, it could be the IP address or their robots if any. What's wrong with my IP address? Tried initials and diff e-mail addresses too, no deal. Allowed cookies & eased security settings, but nope. Checked their terms but nowhere they said anything about IP address or location of a user, but that could be it.
Anyways, I'll try asking AT&T broadband about my IP settings or see if you or anyone has a clue.
Else,I'll try signing up from another pc/notebook, location, ISP or forget yelp.
Any other sites on the net seems to be all right with me. -
Joshua_Beverly_Hills replied on July 20, 2008 05:59 to the problem ""Yelp is always overworked" when I signup with my zipcode 90210. No replies from Yelp when e-mailed. They're ironically promoting themselves in Rodeo Dr Beverly Hills events that I am invited." in Yelp:
Hi Eric,
Yes, I am trying to create a new account. Nope, I have never had an account before. I think, I tried signing up once back in 2007 but the same thing did happen. I didn't care then but they're in the news these days, so I thought I might help out on local businesses here in BH and wherever I have had fun around the USA with good reviews. I never give bad reviews to businesses ever, if any. Unfortunately, Yelp's my first "not so great" talk and please be the last one.
Oh, about the events, I think Yelp is one of the sponsors or they might have paid for their logo to appear on event ads. -
J_Beverly_Hills reported a problem in Yelp on July 19, 2008 12:18:
"Yelp is always overworked" when I signup with my zipcode 90210. No replies from Yelp when e-mailed. They're ironically promoting themselves in Rodeo Dr Beverly Hills events that I am invited.Can't sign up for Yelp under my zip code 90210. Yelp keeps saying "Yelp is overworked right now". I have tried every day. Does anyone know what's the problem? and they're promoting themselves in Rodeo Dr Beverly Hills events that I am invited. What an irony. I've also tried many days and with different zip codes to see if they work. I have left many feedbacks and even e-mailed their local LA e-mail address they display on their site, for fancy I guess. None have replied in a reasonable time. Guess, their business of reviews on other businesses is back on their own being "not so great". They proudly mislead by saying, "not signed up yet, we still love you"........Yeah, you're right.....Otherwise, all businesses have a better explanation on things rather than saying "Yelp is overworked right now". Maybe, they should say something that has truth in it. Whatever.....
