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Apr 13, 2017, 6:48 pm
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United called the cops, right? Because they couldn't figure out what to do to entice 4 paying customers to get off the plane.
That's the biggest customer service fail I can think of an airline doing. Calling the COPS because they can't do their job. Excusing UA here or shifting blame to the cops is the ultimate shill move. It appears UA's media crisis management team has forced UA to abandon that tack.
That's the biggest customer service fail I can think of an airline doing. Calling the COPS because they can't do their job. Excusing UA here or shifting blame to the cops is the ultimate shill move. It appears UA's media crisis management team has forced UA to abandon that tack.
Apr 14, 2017, 8:43 am
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Apr 14, 2017, 11:05 am
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I guess we'll find out if he has been chastened to be a consumer advocate or continues to shill for his corporate/think tank overlords.
Apr 15, 2017, 12:54 pm
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I'll have to check out the Fox appearance to see if I have the same opinion about what went on there.
Apr 15, 2017, 9:51 pm
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I don't watch much FNC so I swung by VFTW to see if he posted a video of his interview. I don't see that (which may or may not be indicative of how it went...), but I DO see that Gary has posted ANOTHER revised opinion about the incident today. This time apportioning more blame to United (finally) for not doing their job of customer service, but still assigning some blame the victim (while stating, 'it's not blaming the victim to blame the victim.')
There was also a post the other day about a death threat he got for shilling for United on this topic ("If that's what you think, you should go hang yourself" - not a death thread precisely, but certainly an appeal for suicide).
What this tells me is that by shilling for United Gary has made a ton of controversy which = clicks which = $$$$$. And so he's playing this thing out for every drop of controversy he can manage.
A very interesting and somewhat depressing demonstration of the modern points and miles blogger business model.
There was also a post the other day about a death threat he got for shilling for United on this topic ("If that's what you think, you should go hang yourself" - not a death thread precisely, but certainly an appeal for suicide).
What this tells me is that by shilling for United Gary has made a ton of controversy which = clicks which = $$$$$. And so he's playing this thing out for every drop of controversy he can manage.
A very interesting and somewhat depressing demonstration of the modern points and miles blogger business model.
Apr 16, 2017, 6:36 am
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What this tells me is that by shilling for United Gary has made a ton of controversy which = clicks which = $$$$$. And so he's playing this thing out for every drop of controversy he can manage.
A very interesting and somewhat depressing demonstration of the modern points and miles blogger business model.
A very interesting and somewhat depressing demonstration of the modern points and miles blogger business model.
This thing is nearing cat video status appeal...
Something is wrong with the way this internet thingie is going...whole lot of fake news and click baiting going on.
I feel better now. Ok, one more...
...!
Apr 17, 2017, 10:43 am
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Exactly. I think he is nearing 20 blog posts on the incident by now.
This thing is nearing cat video status appeal...
Something is wrong with the way this internet thingie is going...whole lot of fake news and click baiting going on.
I feel better now. Ok, one more...
...!
This thing is nearing cat video status appeal...
Something is wrong with the way this internet thingie is going...whole lot of fake news and click baiting going on.
I feel better now. Ok, one more...
...!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...iew/100549100/
Apr 17, 2017, 11:51 am
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Apr 18, 2017, 6:31 am
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It's gotten to the point where it's rather pitiful. It's like a little toddler who keeps annoying everyone with his obsession over some catch phrase or playing with the same a loud, noisy toy 24/7.
Apr 18, 2017, 11:27 am
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Apr 22, 2017, 8:43 am
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Hey, wait a second! He's also recently written some worthless credit card shill posts, so he's not completely one-note!
Apr 22, 2017, 12:56 pm
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Adam1222 tried to explain some. many on FT ignore aspects regarding federal laws and federal/state/local law enforcement. at least outside the TSS forum that is.
many in general ignore laws, and do not address changing laws. when laws are a problem, they need to be changed. when law enforcement policies are a problem, they need to be changed. laws and law enforcement policies can connect to business practices.
on the other hand, businesses can also make choices regarding how they handle laws etc.
many in general ignore laws, and do not address changing laws. when laws are a problem, they need to be changed. when law enforcement policies are a problem, they need to be changed. laws and law enforcement policies can connect to business practices.
on the other hand, businesses can also make choices regarding how they handle laws etc.