Simply outrageous that you don't accept email addresses from anyone but companies. So typical. Hey if you don't want comments from anyone but companies, stop posting garbage telling us to vote for extremely expensive sandwiches asking for opinions then denying the email address!
Thank you, dear writer, for reminding me why it is that we do not allow site registrations from Hotmail addresses. (Oh, and by the way, Hotmail's a company, too. It's owned by a rather large company, by the name of Microsoft. Just sayin'.)
FTR, we require people who register on TPI to do so with a verified ISP, work or school e-mail address, in an effort to keep hit-and-run anonymous gasbags off the site. Such as this gal.
But anyone can vote in polls and submit attraction ratings, without registering, so readers who want, or need, to remain anonymous can participate on the site. (FWIW, I also have approved a few readers to register using anonymous accounts and pseudonyms, since they showed me that they were industry insiders who would not be allowed by their employers to post.)
We've been doing this for nine years around here, and as much as we can do to improve, I'd like to think that we've got the hang of a few things. Namely, that people like to read intelligent and informed comments from real people, not fan-boy posturing from a bunch of anonymous account handles. We're not all the way to that goal yet, but I consider it a small victory that we are keeping people like this writer off the site.
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If I had to say I disagree with anything, it would be the term "small victory". Kind of an understatement, IMHO...
But at least reading that email (and the subsequent comments, of course!) started my day off with a good laugh!
I'm sure that there must be plenty of sites out there for that idiot to subscribe to.
I , for one, agree with TPI's management policy and believe that's why it's so popular.
The thing is, a lot of people speak their mind without thinking about what they're saying. Not everything is just black & white. The whole "freedom of speech" deal is completely misunderstood. It doesn't mean "I don't agree with this, so I'll trash them and get angry". It reminds me of this idiot who was "joking" before entering Disneyland, and when asked what he has in his bag, he says "oh just a bomb". Next thing you know, security is brought in along with the cops. And here goes his stupid kids saying "It's a free country, you can say whatever you want!"
Not being able to use a free e-mail account is fine with me. I understand the purpose, and it works for most part. Having a "real" e-mail account isn't 100% guaranteed to get less ignorant comments, but it sure does help!
Key thing is: I am actually a real person. I'm not getting paid by any theme parks or other big companies to be here. This website is a community of real people, too. It's not exactly a good idea to make your introduction to this community a rant about how you don't like the rules of the community.
I'm happy to explain rules, guidelines, practices and habits to anyone who asks politely. Sometimes, I make changes, especially if the request brings up something I hadn't considered. I really do want to make this site useful for everyone.
But someone who crashes in complaining about the work I've done for the site before saying anything else, well, I figure that person's probably gonna be rude in saying other things on the site, too. And I figure that you, like I, don't want to spend your free time reading that.
Constructive criticism. Helpful advice. Encouragement. A few moments of distraction from the grind of everyday life. Those are the things I want TPI to bring to its readers. And that I want its readers to bring to others.
They dug into Robert without knowing his reasoning. Real smart to start an argument with someone who knows more than you do.
Then again, I'm not a hit-and-run anonymous gasbag. I've been around for.. oh, hell, I don't even know how long on this website. I'm here for the discussions, the news. I love this place, and I'm glad to be a part of it.
If this were ten years ago, I might say to not assume that people are all like that, but these days, a lot of people think they're a wise guy on the internet. You'd be amazed.
It is difficult to take someone seriously when they complain passionately and aggressively over their inability to comment on a sandwich. And did they really anticipate that this approach would persuade Robert to bend the rules? My thought is that they were just complaining because they had excess time and energy, and nothing more productive to do with it.
When a person chooses to take a stand, WHAT they choose to stand up for speaks louder than words.
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