Rant: The GD Foodies (con't. from 2000s Nostalgia thread)

[33anda3rd]

So then a bunch of Yelp users have filed a class-action suit against Yelp claiming they are unpaid employees

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They called it a 'slave ship,' the place that allows them to sign up for free and publishes their very subjective opinions based on typically very short and casual encounters with businesses. These people who could not in a million years land a job writing professionally about food or drink or business, but whose collective voices have impact on small business owners.

If I were a Yelp attorney, my courtroom defense would go something like this. I'd read a bunch of the plaintiffs' reviews aloud and ask "...ladies and gentlemen of the jury, if that sounds anything remotely like a professional food/small business writer? No? The defense rests, yeronner."

[Freed Roger]

Michael runs a much nicer slaveship.

[heyzeus]

I'm putting together a class action suit against GRB for back pay for the millions and millions of posts we have written here - unpaid! - about farts, poop, boobs, dogs, Colby Rasmus, etc. This kind of content has made Michael negative hundreds of dollars over the years, and we deserve a piece.

[planet planet]

I'm putting together a class action suit against GRB for back pay for the millions and millions of posts we have written here - unpaid! - about farts, poop, boobs, dogs, Colby Rasmus, etc. This kind of content has made Michael negative hundreds of dollars over the years, and we deserve a piece.

Haha! It reminds me of when people call into Tenth Life (my fave cat rescue) wanting to "donate" cats. As if we're sitting around all day like the Maytag guy waiting for these calls. Or like a big telethon which instead of rolling in the oversized check, rolls in this huge basket full of cats donated by the A-Bs and Monsantos of the world. Some have even asked for a "finder's fee". Anyway, animal rescue humor that may not at all seem funny, but had me rolling.

[Fat_Bulldog]

I'm putting together a class action suit against GRB for back pay for the millions and millions of posts we have written here - unpaid! - about farts, poop, boobs, dogs, Colby Rasmus, etc. This kind of content has made Michael negative hundreds of dollars over the years, and we deserve a piece.

You've done quite enough lately.

[heyzeus]

I'm putting together a class action suit against GRB for back pay for the millions and millions of posts we have written here - unpaid! - about farts, poop, boobs, dogs, Colby Rasmus, etc. This kind of content has made Michael negative hundreds of dollars over the years, and we deserve a piece.

You've done quite enough lately.

I'm always interested in doing more.

[lukethedrifter]

Yelp and its "content providers" deserve each other.

[Spider John]

Sounds like some lawyer is behind this obvious money grab.

I'm putting together a class action suit against GRB for back pay for the millions and millions of posts we have written here - unpaid! - about farts, poop, boobs, dogs, Colby Rasmus, etc. This kind of content has made Michael negative hundreds of dollars over the years, and we deserve a piece.

Heck yeah ! Where do I sign up ?

[sighyoung]

I would have declared eminent domain over GRB years ago, except that this is hardly an eminent domain.

[Radbird]

We are busily working out a compensation plan for moderators. Once we have that in place, we'll think about you guys.

Maybe.