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[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Went there and had a fight with Cindy she said she was leaving fucking bitch

One star

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 3 points 21 hours ago

Just to clarify - Cindy's a local cougar

She has some amazing DD-cups btw

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 day ago

I demand to speak with nature's manager.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I always assume these types of reviews are jokes, because the alternative, that they're serious, is sort of insulting to me as a member of the same species as the person who wrote it.

I don't hate joke reviews, but I don't like when the overall rating itself is affected by the joke ratings.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I post a lot of jokey, satirical, and unhinged reviews on google maps. One time I wrote an entire rap song about a taco bell and left that as a review.

Regardless of the content of the review text, I'm giving places 5 stars - unless they're actually bad and deserve less.

[–] cosmos8188@leminal.space 3 points 1 day ago

I do agree, its one thing to make a joke, but when that joke has capacity to evolve into something serious - then it is a problem.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 18 points 1 day ago

Beach near me.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 68 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Okay got some good ones near my park

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This tells a story of someone taking vengeance on the birds.

[–] Napster153@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This feels like a horror story for some reason

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Birds 2 - No More Birds

[–] SSETranquility@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

"There is nothing"

[–] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

why are there reviews for nature to begin with?

there shouldn't be reviews for anything other than consumer products that cost $$$. experience is subjective. one person's worst movie or worst restaurant is another person's favorite.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Because someone who was there can tell others how it was and upload pictures. How is that a question?

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I leave reviews like this for my favourite places, hoping it encourages tourists to go elsewhere

It's more effective though to talk about dangerous wildlife or sketchy locals

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

I should start doing this

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 92 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

Are they real morons or fantastic trolls?

Definitely trolls.

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Last time I saw this I concluded it's locals leaving 1 Star reviews to lessen tourists visiting these spots.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Gotta shoot out the window a couple times per year to keep the rent low

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (14 children)

You wish. Take, as a shining beacon of wisdom, the current US president - he thinks Canada’s wildfires are to blame on them not raking the twigs from between the trees.

[–] stormeuh@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Nah that's just him reflexively victim blaming, ’cause he's a rapist.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"I read a bunch of sarcastic posts and I am gullible."

Once again, the curse of /~~r~~ c/Funny rears its ugly head.

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[–] SSETranquility@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Funniest nature review I ever saw was:

5 Star waterfall - "never been"

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

"Looks good on the photos"

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Imagine directing the same negative energy towards the people who litter in nature (or anywhere else for that matter).

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I once went on a short hike in the summer, and even though it was hot and sunny outside my body kept getting wet? My hand got slippery which made my cane hard to hold, and I smelled bad after that! Don’t hike here, they fuck with you!

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[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

5 stars are often just as silly. 5-star at a restaurant be like "We all had food poisoning the next day but the service was great! Food out fast."

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

"Fantastic food and very friendly staff. One of the best places we ever ate" - 3 stars

"The food quickly left our bodies, making room for more food! 5 stars!"

[–] raven55six@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The first one is legit funny. 😂 Who the hell turned off the lights?

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[–] SoloPhoenyx@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

One of Ryan George's videos explained one reason these reviews exist. Google used to have a pretty robust Local Guide designation for reviewers who were actively reviewing locations. They game-ified reviews and naturally some people wanted a high score. So, they would review things like parking lots and other places that are usually not 'review-able'.

[–] joby@programming.dev 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I still get notifications that say "your reviews are popular! Over 1200 people have viewed them. Can you fill in details about [some place I stopped in the parking lot to check the map]?”

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Subtle hint of how much data they're collecting.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I mean the comment is public and that your were at some location and searched stuff about it via Google is something they should know. Ideally they would not collect that too, but out of all the things they do this is more superficial and easily explained as a service. The real issue is ALL the invisible stuff they collect about you, sites you visit, what you do/look at there, ... and then also use and sell that and not in any way to make things better for the user too.

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[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

One star reviews are hilarious in general.

"Joe Schmo's pizza"

Excellent pizza, Joe is warm and welcoming, very clean tables and fantastic service. However, they forgot to add Canadian bacon :(

1/5 stars

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I look at 1 star reviews just to get a sense of if idiots hate a thing, or normal, rational people had real issues. If it's just idiots, it usually pushes me more towards the thing.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If I see enough 1-stars saying the thing breaks quickly, etc. I pay attention to them. Also, the ones that say, "I should have paid more attention to the poor reviews."

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[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I decided to search my local trails to see if I could find any good one star reviews. Nothing as good as these, but I did find a guy giving bad ratings to try to reduce the crowds, who said he paid $700 for parking and broke both knees.

Edit: also found 1 star review of a nearby lake that says "bro it's just water"

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

On my city's nature trails there are signs on the entrance of unofficial paths in the woods warning people that the ground could be uneven and slippery.

How pathetic have we become as a species that we can't even let someone walk in the woods without fearing a lawsuit?

Edit: I even remember being told by an employee at Costco to walk the long way through a long empty queue instead of simply going over or under the chain because "I could have hurt myself" doing so. Overprotective nonsense like that makes me want to live in a cabin in the woods away from everyone.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

American litigiousness is a direct result of the missing safety net.

A lot fewer people would sue if their slip didn’t land them five to seven figures in debt, make them unable to work, and completely fuck up their finances

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I mean, just because it's natural doesn't mean it's useless information that can't be left in a review. Even if no one can do anything about it, it may help people decide whether to go there.

But "it got dark way too early"? That doesn't help anyone; people can look up sunset times themselves if that's something they're concerned about.

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is not about people leaving 1-star reviews. This is about people leaving 1-star reviews for lunatic reasons. I once saw one on a hiking app, saying the path was not flat and there were no stairs. I mean sure, that is information that might help you ; but what the hell do you expect from a mountain trail with >500m of elevation difference in a natural reserve. Sure that's not the craziest thing out there, but it baffled me.

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Pretty ridiculous to put a mountain in the middle of a mountain trail. Tsssk.

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[–] ashenone@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 days ago

Lots of wildlife made it hard to listen to my music on my Bluetooth speaker. No marking off trail to keep you from getting lost, so you just gotta walk the same path as everyone else. Got to the end of the trail and it just eneded, there wasn't even a hotdog vendor so I had to walk back hungry and thirsty. Couldn't even find someone who worked here to ask for assistance. 1 star.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 14 points 2 days ago

Too many mosquitos and the bear assistant didn't help me at all. ⭐⚫⚫⚫⚫

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