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Is my review "Weaksauce" ?

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7/28/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

Someone told me one of my reviews was "weaksauce", lol..... what do you think?

My review of Okonomi House Restaurant:

http://www.yelp.ca/biz...

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    7/28/2010 Kent "Pat Bateman" P. says:

    this thread is weaksauce

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    7/28/2010 sarah "it's a juggling injury, shut up" l. says:

    Well... that particular review, the first line says you didn't even eat there.

    It sucks that they weren't able to accommodate your large party even though they said they could, but this has happened to us a few times when we have shown up at small restaurants with big groups.

    Thusly, I concur, the review is weaksauce; based on the fact that you didn't try the food or experience the venue.  It's not useful to me know that you weren't seated with a party of 15.  It would be useful to me to know if you liked the pancakes, or what the best and worst ones were.  This is not helpful.

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    7/28/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    You're weaksauce.

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    7/28/2010 Eric "it's not hipster, you're just boring." M. says:

    I love that someone took the time to send you a message saying that it was weaksauce in the first place.

    Maybe next time wait till you get a chance to actually sit down and eat at the place. Channel the dissappointment from the time you didn't get to eat there drop the rating a star or something.

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    7/28/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    Can I give 0 stars?

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    7/28/2010 Eric "it's not hipster, you're just boring." M. says:

    I think you might be able to. I've never tried. Now I have to search out a place I hate and experiment with a scathing review. It feels like a cop out to just write, "Dear business, you suck. Zero stars for you."

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    7/28/2010 susan "My hat is not filled with marzipan" c. says:

    I agree with Eric M.

    BTW, did anyone notice at the bottom of the business page it says, "Read more reviews for this business: French (1)" and the link brings you to Chad M.'s review...in English. Huh?

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    7/28/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    I think I was justified in giving 1 star.  The owner lied to us. Then tried to pass the wool over our eyes by having us come in groups of 4.

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    7/28/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    @Eric M. - I don't think you can give 0 stars, I just tried :(

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    7/28/2010 susan "My hat is not filled with marzipan" c. says:

    @Eric L: Did the owner actually lie? I just remember on the event listing Kat F. said the place doesn't take reservations and she was going to go early to stake out some tables for our group.

    If they actually did say that they could seat all of us together, wouldn't that constitute a reservation?

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    7/28/2010 Eric "it's not hipster, you're just boring." M. says:

    Bah, no zero stars? We'll have to mention that it deserves zero stars in the body of the review then. Thankfully I haven't come across a place that I thought deserved it. In fact I think I have less than five one star reviews. Am I too nice?

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    7/28/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    I feel bad too. I guess next time ill be a little more considerate.

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    7/28/2010 Kat "don't get me started!" F. says:

    The word "weaksauce" is weaksauce.

    As someone who was part of that sorry situation, I would personally not review the venue since I didn't actually eat there. I think that's "Quick Tip" worthy, and if anyone ever asks me for a group dinner recommendation, I will be sure to say "NOT Okonomi House."

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    7/28/2010 Aaron B. says:

    Reviews are not set in stone.  Your experience with the place so far is 1-star (or worse) so that's what you should say. And you say exactly why so people can incorporate that information into their decision of whether or not to go there.  

    @Eric: probably you're too nice.  I've got more than five places targeted for retribution during next series of riots.

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    7/28/2010 Chris "How quickly can I hit 4 digits?" P. says:

    Yes this thread is weaksauce but I stand by Eric L's review.  I'm going to give a similar review to the place and add on to the fact that the guy also lied to me directly.  I went into the restaurant when we first arrived to ask how long we would have to wait.  He told me a half hour until he could seat our group.  Five minutes later Kat goes in and he changes his tune that he wouldn't seat us as a group at all.

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    7/28/2010 from Yelp for iPhone zahir "Zap" p. says:

    Calling someones contribution to this site "weak sauce" is weak. Eric's experience of this restaurant is real and valid and it speaks to quality of service at this restaurant. Why discourage people from expressing themselves?   Write on, Eric!

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    7/28/2010 Eric "it's not hipster, you're just boring." M. says:

    I think we need to stop the gratuitous use of the term weaksauce. It's a meme worthy of being thrown in the garbage like "fail" along with any suffix/prefix that rears it's ugly head.

    DEATH TO MEME!

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    7/28/2010 Kent "Pat Bateman" P. says:

    yo zahir

    you calling my comment weak by calling the thread weak is totally.....weak. last weak.

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    7/28/2010 from Yelp for iPhone zahir "Zap" p. says:

    I guesses I been out-weaked! ;)

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    7/29/2010 from Yelp for iPhone Avitania "I Hunger, Coward" B. says:

    I'm starting a new meme phrase. This thread is OKONOMIYAKISAUCE. mmm. Okonomiyaki sauce.

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    7/29/2010 WaYnE "'           ™'" c. says:

    @Susan C. - Maybe Yelp thinks Chad's use of the word 'lames' is a french word.  I'm going to use that word more often. oui?

    @Eric L. - I think you have a reasonably valid review of the service provided during your personal experience. If you never went there again and you didn't write it up, no one would know it's not accomodating to large groups.  I really read the 'Good for Groups' selection because groups can be various sizes.

    @Kat F. - Will the Quick Tip show up on the restaurant's review page even when Eric didn't write a review?  I don't think I have a Quick Tip option on mine.

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    7/29/2010 WaYnE "'           ™'" c. says:

    I meant rarely read the 'Good for Groups'.  Where's the edit button?

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    7/29/2010 Kat "don't get me started!" F. says:

    @Wayne: I'm hoarding the edit button all for myself.

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    7/29/2010 Mozart A. says:

    I got "hate mail" because of a review once. I thanked the guy and blocked him :)
    But I agree that depending on the situation you don't have to actually eat at a place in order to give a bad review. What counts is the overall experience. However, I tend to give 1 star reviews to terribly awful experiences, and what I could understand from your review they just couldn't keep their promise... I wouldn't give them 1 star just because of that.

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    7/29/2010 Neil "indefinite review hiatus" T. says:

    Anyway, as the guy who told him his review was weak sauce...I think it is because it's unfair.  I'd like to think Eric and I are friends and that he got the joke.  It's not like some random dude messaged him engulfing him in flames.

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    7/29/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    Haha, I never mentioned your name, but gratz on coming out of the closet.

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    7/29/2010 Lauren "Lo-BAL" M. says:

    yelp drama

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    7/29/2010 Tony "tells the truth, even when I lie" F. says:

    I'd say the review was more Teriyakisauce than weaksauce.

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    7/29/2010 Stephanie "Let the choir sing!" C. says:

    LOL, Lauren took the words right out of my mouth.

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    7/29/2010 Chris "How quickly can I hit 4 digits?" P. says:

    What? Neil came out of the closet?! I never saw that one coming.

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    7/29/2010 Neil "indefinite review hiatus" T. says:

    Yelp drama is dumb.  I refuse to participate.  This thread is dead to me.

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    7/29/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    Haha, i really didn't try to create drama, I was just wanted to know what other people thought of the review. I want my reviews to have some integrity, so I just trying to have it judged.

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    7/29/2010 Tony "tells the truth, even when I lie" F. says:

    Neil?? Drama?? Noooooooo.... LoL.   :)  [I say it only cause the thread is dead to him]

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    7/29/2010 Kat "don't get me started!" F. says:

    Did somebody say hoisin sauce?

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    7/29/2010 Kent "Pat Bateman" P. says:

    see second post

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    7/29/2010 from Yelp for iPhone Lauren "Lo-BAL" M. says:

    Eric L loves drama

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    7/29/2010 Eric "it's not hipster, you're just boring." M. says:

    mmmmmokonomiyaki...

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    7/29/2010 Eric "Things That Make You Go Mmmmmm" L. says:

    Wow.... I just ate there... 4 star place that's for sure.  I'll update my review when I have a minute.

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    7/29/2010 Thom H. says:

    I'm just happy to have heard the term weaksauce.  It's new to me and beats "milk toast" all to hell.

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    7/30/2010 Vivek "When I wake up imma be yelping" S. says:

    @Thom H: Do you mean "milquetoast"?  That word is the best, i.e., better than "weaksauce."

    I died a little inside every time "weaksauce" was mentioned in this thread.  Which was a lot.  I'm with Eric M. we need to retire "weaksauce."  Just just say "balls" instead.

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    8/3/2010 John "underpaid civil servant" F. says:

    The problem is the format of Yelp, which does not provide a way to partially review something one left because of bad service.

    In the US, Angie's List (which does service reviews, not restaurant and entertainment) requests you state whether you actully bought or used the service.  They only use ratings from completed customers, but they do post reviews of others who did not patronize a business due to attitude, expense or bad arrangements.  Perhaps Yelp should consider a similar distinction in reviews with a similar question.  That way, people would consider your comments, but it would not be fair to use them in the overall rating since you did not actually eat there.

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