http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-sheep-pizza-college-station?hrid=zbRtvgJfJKVMTIt1JZ309g
It seems that a local Yelp reviewer who is known for being the first to review businesses is upset that his claim to the Yelp Throne has been usurped.
It seems to me that someone who cares so much about reviewing businesses first is criticizing another reviewer for caring about reviewing businesses first. Odd!
It also appears that there are local reviewers that believe his early reviews are ill-gotten. It seems Yelp has agreed.
It seems that a local Yelp reviewer who is known for being the first to review businesses is upset that his claim to the Yelp Throne has been usurped.
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It is absolutely wonderful to have Alex P. working hard for us in finding new restaurants and reviewing them 1st for his sheer pleasure. He's the one that had to get up early today and drive way out here to Wellborn proper and eat something he doesn't generally care for, all for the FTR (first to review).
This location is actually in Wellborn. Thanks to Alex and his never ending research my wife and I picked it for lunch. It actually opened last Friday.
The menu to me looks like someone copied Gumby's Pizza, a small national chain off Dominik in College Station.
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Hiroko and I send all of our best wishes to the newest restaurant in Wellborn, and thank you Alex for having to get up early and drive way out here just for an FTR. Cute. My wife and I enjoyed the road trip.
It seems to me that someone who cares so much about reviewing businesses first is criticizing another reviewer for caring about reviewing businesses first. Odd!
It also appears that there are local reviewers that believe his early reviews are ill-gotten. It seems Yelp has agreed.
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Paolos Italian
Category: Italian
5.0 star rating
8/24/2014 First to Review
It has come to my attention that someone has somehow provided false information to Yelp and had my FTR deleted claiming that it lacks a "First Hand Experience". Nothing could be anything short of the truth yet Yelp has trouble telling what first hand experiences are, in fact they don't even know whom their users are.
Yelp used to use a slogan "Real People, Real Reviews".
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That was a registered trademark in fact. They quit using it when they went public on the stock market as this claim was not true. Yelp does not confirm any account as being a real user. All they do is accept a working E-Mail account so this claim was false in fact. In fact their share holders are suing them for fraud;
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The reason my review was deleted was due to a "Lack of a first hand customer experience". Nothing could be further than the truth.
I researched other local reviews and found problems in our community, such as this:
Blackwater Draw;
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They have a fake FTR up from an account known as Jim with no photo and no authentication claiming he ate samples at a "tailgate". Now if eating at a tailgate before a restaurant is open qualifies as a FTR (First to Review), certainly eating at an actual open restaurant from their menu most certainly does.
My truthful experience with Paolo's started when my wife and I were invited to try their menu and comment on it. We offered truthful commentary and hope that our opinions helped forge the public menu.
Yelp guidelines regarding an "actual firsthand experience" are required to be "defended" by the very guidelines themselves. I have done that with ample proof including photos of what we ate.
If someone thinks they will get this FTR by deception and manipulation of Yelp, go ahead and try.