I agree. In fact, I felt the same way for quite some time now. TripAdvisor is now run by a group of people whose business model is strictly based on GREED, not the enrichment of traveling or even about traveling itself.
Trip Advisor is about deception and lies. They always have business interests first and they would use any tactics to intimidate, eliminate, and attack anyone who posts something that may hurt their advertisers, despite the fact that the posts are true and could benefit the travelers.
Trip Advisor is not only unreliable, its toxic to your travel.