It was pulled from this thread this morning.

Formerly just Suzie

beachbum, now I've heard everything (I think):

And HTTY, it's gone beyond plagiarism and self-approval. She's also been known to create usernames who ask questions about places, which she then answers under her regular user name.

How schizophrenic. Somebody, say it isn't so.

Looks like I better click "helpful" on all my reviews!!!

HTTY--Sorry...Scarlett, Siouxzee, and Beachbum are all correct. Very wierd things tend to go on over there and other boards frequented by that poster.

So TA's finally getting around to attempting to solve their problems, many many months after it was widely reported about phony reviews and kookoo posters? I looked at their reviews maybe twice and posted about the same...Fodor's is my sole travel source, not including vendor websites.

Hi
happy, I did the same thing ! I looked at my photos and appreciated the work I put into those reviews.
Btw-TA had gotten a couple of photos mixed around with the wrong titles, they sent me a note and asked about them and fixed them for me
They are trying..
I have learned from another site that some forums have Ignore Buttons, we need one on TA lol It is working like a dream on that other site...no more yummy dining experiences or name dropping to grate on our nerves lol

Some people seem to be missing that there is a FORUM over at Trip Advisor separate from the reviews section.

Where you can ask questions and receive answers... same as here. Actually there is much less chit chat, so it is closer to that "serious travel board" that some posters are requesting recently.

Who is missing that there is a Forum at TA? I think all of us here who post on TA post on both the reviews and the forums. Some of us edit the Inside Pages or create Go Lists too. It's a pretty easy site to get around.

Hey, I've got it. I'm active there too (but rarely post reviews).

I thought since some people keep referring to "phony reviews" - that they might not realize there is also a forum. Because I have never experienced anything phony there, or people posting under assumed names, etc. like I have seen here recently.

Suze
Hang out in the Oregon Forum or some of the CA forums for phony.

***i know***

Oops, now I have contradicted myself. I am aware that it may go on, but fortunately (for me) I "know" my fellow posters on the locations I most often write about, and they're not California or Oregon. People aren't a chatty or changing there names in my own experience there, was all I meant to say.

LOL suze. I guess we all know our forum mates pretty well!

I got email from Tripadvisor, and when I checked the link to my info I noticed that they would have been publishing my home zip code and email address - not something I really want on Tripadvisor. Fortunately, there is an option to edit out that info before new policy goes into effect.

So a word of warning - check your info for any privacy issues of your own.

You guys!!!!!

Nice to know some things never change.

Well look who's back! Didja have a good time?

Where?

Has anybody known me NOT to have a good time? O

Got some GREAT stories....most can't be published here but will be dispensed via my e-mails...

BTW...with all of the bannings I've been hearing about, who are you? New ID?

It sounds the same, just spelled different. Got into a cat fight yesterday. Guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. It was regrettable and I'm just accepting my punishment. Tail between my legs, hat in hand yada yada yada. Should have known better. But then don't we all.

Ah ha....and a nice tail it is!

Heard it's been a bit of a rocky going of late...and for once I can't be blamed for it! O

gail, read it again...

TA says:

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We will never expose your e-mail address, real name, mailing address or other private information to any other member of TripAdvisor (unless you choose to include it in the body of a review, post or other opinion).

To protect your identity, no e-mail addresses will be displayed in reviews going forward.
You used to have the option to display your e-mail address with your review.
Beginning October 16th, all reviews (new and historical) will be credited to screen names. If you have ever checked the optional box to have your e-mail address included in a review, that review will be updated to display your screen name to better protect your identity.

You can remove reviews from your profile that were submitted before we started collecting screen names with reviews (July 19, 2006).
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