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Utterly lost, is something missing from trip adviser post?
So the bicycle argument review isn't real either.
is any of it real?
So the bicycle argument review isn't real either.
That's the OP, crusading for himself under the cape of AlastairSN
is any of it real?
It's the internet, so none of it is real; remember? Except that it is, all of it...
There is no spoon...
I reckon this could all easily have been sorted out by just [s]nicking[/s] repurposing a few of their spoons instead
If a cyclist tries to chain a bike up to a sign and a shop owner shouts at them, is it real if a third party didn't see it?
That didn't work, I was trying to do the if a tree falls in the wood things with that.
I knew a friend was about to post on this thread but I saw someone else throw their toys out of the cot and it all seemed a bit weird so I said don't post here.
I wouldn't recommend posting on this thread.
konabunny - Member
but it's like an Ouroborus circle of life pram in which the toys thrown out of one pram land in another pram giving fresh throwing ammunition?
Yes, very good. To continue the BBC theme....
Storm in a tea cup?
Probably an espresso cup in the context.
3 pages on...and I'm still none the wiser?!
If a cyclist tries to chain a bike up to a sign and a shop owner shouts at them, is it real if a third party didn't see it?
Not unless it's posted on tripadvisor
Is it libel if it's true?
I saw a poster on STW, matther01, reading three pages of a thread and he wasn't any the wiser. He must be a bit thick.
Or did that not happen.
Could someone condense it down to a few easy bullet points so I know what to be enraged about?
3 pages on...and I'm still none the wiser?!
Al fell out with the coffee shop owner.
Someone posted on Trip Advisor saying he witnessed the event.
Someone else on TR said it was Al that posted the comment about the coffee shop.
Al came on here accusing it to be someone off here who identified Alistair as Al claiming it's libel.
Al said he posted as Alistair after all.
I think.
...and Sangio7 had an "enjoyable lunch"
If Al is Alistair and Alistair is Al, who is Jeremy and why was he watching Al talking to Alistair outside the shop.
Who had the candlestick?
anagallis_arvensis - Member
Could someone condense it down to a few easy bullet points so I know what to be enraged about?
It really isn't worth the effort. This was really a storm in an Al flavoured tea cup. Al made the tea, poured it and drank it (he may have even stirred it with a carbon fibre flavoured spoon).
Move on. Motogp later, yippee.
Could someone condense it down to a few easy bullet points so I know what to be enraged about?
I saw somebody condense it down, but I still didn't get any pudding
In the last few hours AlastairSn's post has been out liked by Jeremy P's post by about 6 to 1 - but still has a lot of catching up to do. Which will end up the most useful review - you decide!
[url= http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186525-d6619264-Reviews-Cortado-Edinburgh_Scotland.html#REVIEWS ]Cast your vote now[/url]
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I suspect this headless man might be involved somewhere
Could someone condense it down to a few easy bullet points so I know what to be enraged about?
cynical has either been hoisted by his own petard and his trolling has spilt over into the real world, or is trolling us even harder than usual and it is all a wind up, to wind up teh haterz as we may all be called shortly if that turns out to be true.
This thread needs some Angry Ram
Is it libel if it's true?
Nope, and "honestly held opinion" is also a robust defence against libel charges.
Are you going to sue if you find out who it was cynic-al?
Start by listing your enemies and the reason they might have wanted vengeance on you.
This thread needs some Angry Ram
Well that was a disappointing video
I may have to invent a persona to post a complaint on yootoob about it
Start by listing your enemies
Not enough room on STW servers.
andyl - Member
So Al did write the original review there? I'm confused.
Hang on I don't really care. It's all idiocy. The whole thing.
POSTED 2 HOURS AGO #
Agree!
Was Al one of the guys who used to chase/troll every thread TJ was involve in?
No, that was Alistair
😀
Wasn't this locked earlier? 😕
Wasn't this locked earlier?
The mods tried to lock it, but a guy from the cafe came out and gave them a load of abuse.
^^^^ quality
No, that was Alistair
Then who's Michael Green?
WTF is this all about - one nasty post on a TA page?
Is there are précis anywhere?
bongohoohaa - Member
The mods tried to lock it, but a guy from the cafe came out and gave them a load of abuse.
So much win...
No, that was Alistair
Just to point out, that wasn't me btw.
pinetree - Member
bongohoohaa - Member
The mods tried to lock it, but a guy from the cafe came out and gave them a load of abuse.
So much win...
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Waved at it once, from Carlisle... 😀
Not me.
Can't say I've noticed al being nasty to people on here either,maybe I missed those threads.
As for libel, can't see anything libellous myself unless you're not a "self styled internet big hitter".Maybe it was someone off here trying to be "funny" and/or getting their own back for a perceived slight from you but bringing your employer/place of work into it is a bit low.
For bongohoohaa :
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Can anyone recommend a second hand enduro bike for under £150?
Life certainly is tough for some but suspect it's a might tougher for a few others around the world. What a sad thread.
Can someone tell me how to read the scandalous review. The link in OP post just takes me to some posts that I'm sure wouldn't be generating this response...
On a side note - if you had to choose would you rather wonky fingers or bulbous toes?
Bloody hell is this still going? I've read a book, watched a bit of snooka and bin for a ride. It has a life all of its own....
problem being THE Big Hitter, is 99.9% of the other forumites want to butt fornicate you. life is such.
I have flagged the negative review with Trip Advisor and pointed them to this thread. I also copied in the cafe and the bike shop that was mentioned.
Hopefully now they can sort it amongst themselves like adults.
That's no way to speak about Flashy Ton
Ok I never, but would for the lols if I could be bothered.
Bloody hell is this still going?
Odd I know, but the world keeps spinning when you're not watching.
Meanwhile, where's Al gone? I hope he's not loitering outside that Cortado shop now, anxiously whittling lolly sticks into tiny blowpipe darts. 😀
Al's here, but posting under a pseudonym for his own safety.
This is worse than the election and that's bloody boring.
Hopefully now they can sort it amongst themselves like adults.
The only one of the three that's willing to sort out his grievances "like an adult" By dealing with it directly with the person concerned, is the cafe owner by the sound of it.
(Although to be fair, there was a threat of "mild violence" involved, maybe rough tickling, or a wedgie? So not that much like an adult)
He's probably chained himself to the railings
Made me laugh this. Internet bites back
Can it be summed up as
Attention seeker get attention?
In the last few hours AlastairSn's post has been out liked by Jeremy P's post by about 6 to 1 - but still has a lot of catching up to do. Which will end up the most useful review - you decide![url= http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186525-d6619264-r269429294-Cortado-Edinburgh_Scotland.html#review269429294 ]Cast your vote now[/url]
It's now neck and neck But I think JeremyP might have this one licked.
If a thread is locked, then unlocked and nobody notices, did it ever happen?
Tree falling in the woods things again. a bit better than my last attempt
Ignore the comment about the cyclist abuse,
No libel there. Simply an instruction
it is a smear campaign by a local business who should know better.
True, by your own admission.
Alan Cole is a self styled internet "big hitter" who likes to make trouble....
.... I'm yet to see where the libel is.
If JeremyP is TJ's real name (have I got that right?) and it wasn't TJ who replied to your review (I believe the general consensus is, it wasn't him) , then he's the only one who should be pissed off.
The only real way for this to be settled is for you and the cafe owner to have a duel. Obviously each armed with bombers.
And JeremyP (the alias) is a tit.
Right, that's torn it.
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Looks like Trip Advisor have stepped in and removed both bogus reviews.
... with the unfortunate consequence that the thread now makes no sense at all.
😀
Did it ever?
No. But at least it swirled angrily around a visible object of nonsense.
🙂
... with the unfortunate consequence that the thread now makes no sense at all.
And we'll never know who was the most useful.
It's great advertising for the OP mind. If one was cynical(not the op) you might think it was done to bring attention to the business.
The other thing to ask is if a company gets shitty review (possibly with reason) can they cry to TripAdvisor and get it removed?
Yes....I had to go straight from page 1 to page 5 to understand why I was confused!
All I want to know is if the scrap bike is still locked to the lamp post?!
dalesjoe - Member
All I want to know is if the scrap bike is still locked to the lamp post?!
Any pics? 🙂
MairiM is the one who needs to get her comeuppance.
well that fizzled out a bit, we didn't even get to "I'm an ex lawyer" and threats of suing.
Bigjim who says that? Not me. Great hating there.
Brian...yes it's still there! Checked earlier.
Another nail in the coffin of the STW forum. Ridiculous behaviour and underlines limiting visits to the Bike and For Sale forums in the same way as catfood seems to have reached.
Who said MTBers were an easy going bunch with camaraderie abound? Certainly not much evidence in several of these threads.
But I will give EBC a wide berth I think.
Who said MTBers were an easy going bunch with camaraderie abound?
Nobody.
I've certainly never heard anyone say it anyway.
There is no camaraderie in these parts
...unless there is cake
...or beer
...or even just a cup of tea.
Now, who brought cake?
Another nail in the coffin of the STW forum
^ Not really though is it; it's just sad.
Person gets into a situation (maybe)
Person is fapping themselves unconscious posting about it for attention on here.
Person then fabricates something on tripadvisor to draw more attention.
Person then posts on here drawing attention to that fabricated something.
Person faps more.
Person gets found out.
Person probably still faps because they're getting talked about.
It's got bugger all to do with MTBers 😀
EDIT: There's cake??
The other thing to ask is if a company gets shitty review (possibly with reason) can they cry to TripAdvisor and get it removed?
I think it's quite (very) difficult to get reviews removed, but the business owner does have a way to reply to each review.
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Tuck in!
HUMMINGBIRD CAKE??!!!! THE SICK SICK BASTARDS.
*grabs fork*