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315 sats \ 9 comments \ @Signal312 27 Jun ideasfromtheedge

I just wrote a post on Airbnb reviews (www.stacker.news/items/579697/), and I thought I'd give a little update.

I just got a review request from my most recent AirBnB host:

Reviews have become essential in the online portals, so I ask you to rate my apartment with the full score, which of course I will also do with you as well.

I read this as a bit of a threat. Either give us a five star review, or we will give you a negative review.

As soon as you start using a metric (reviews) so heavily, people will start gaming it, and it's no longer useful.

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41 sats \ 1 reply \ @SpaceHodler 27 Jun

I think that's against Airbnb's T&C.

Also, they won't see your review until they've left one for you or the deadline has passed and they can't leave a review for you anymore.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SpaceHodler 27 Jun

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/2673#:~:text=review%20you%20wrote-,Reviews%20should%20be%20unbiased,event%20of%20a%20negative%20review.

Reviews should be unbiased

Members of the Airbnb community may not coerce, intimidate, extort, threaten, incentivize or manipulate another person in an attempt to influence a review, like promising compensation in exchange for a positive review or threatening consequences in the event of a negative review.
Reviews may not be provided or withheld in exchange for something of value—like a discount, refund, reciprocal review, or promise not to take negative action against the reviewer. They also may not be used as an attempt to mislead or deceive Airbnb or another person. For example, guests should not write biased or inauthentic reviews as a form of retaliation against a Host who enforces a policy or rule.

If they don't follow these rules, you can report them to Airbnb.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @purpurato 27 Jun

Ayone ever used airbtc.online ?

I thought it was a cool concept.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 27 Jun

The website is strange

Only travel to Bali?

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @cascdr 27 Jun

Seriously who the fuck thought it was a good idea for sellers to rate buyers.

In the context of a totally anon cryptoanarchist system where there needs to be some accountability, I get it. Even in Uber I kinda get it.

On AirBnB you're doxxed. AirBnB will flag you for not putting a towel in the washing machine. There is no need for sellers to be rating buyers lol.

89 sats \ 1 reply \ @SpaceHodler 27 Jun

Seriously who the fuck thought it was a good idea for sellers to rate buyers.

Considering the buyer can trash your house and make your life unbearable if you're a live-in host, I'd say there is a much stronger case for that than on e.g. eBay, where buyer ratings are pretty much only about how promptly the buyer paid.

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 OP 27 Jun

Yeah I'm not sure what the right answer is here, in terms of how reviews could be structured. Buyers (the people staying at the AirBnB) can really screw things up. Then again, they can screw things up, but it can be the hosts fault. For instance, a poorly attached (suction cup) toiletries holder can fall in a shower, and break a tile (ask me how I know).

Technically the buyer, the person staying there, cause the problem. But it shouldn't have been attached so insecurely that it can fall down.

Hotels have years of experience in making things more bulletproof, and hard to damage. AirBnB is much newer and some of them have a lot to learn.