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"makes an error" and "makes a malicious policy" are two entirely different things.

You forgive accidental mistakes, but you should punish intentional morally unacceptable behavior.




My sarcastic point wasn't that they should be forgiven -- or that they shouldn't be punished. I was joking about how after reading an article like this some People on the Internet feel saying retributive things on Yelp and Facebook = social justice.

These hoteliers have a stupid (and likely unenforceable) social media policy. And they might be assholes. Fortunately they have almost no sway over your life. Fry bigger fish.


$500 bucks a pop for reviews posted by people who are not under financial obligations to me is not small fish in any dimension.

And recovering money via the court system is another huge waste of time and effort for everyone involved. Stomping down on this hard is exactly what should be happening.




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