An Innkeeper's Journal: Some insights into innkeeping

May be the same old same old...but no one else has published "the book" we all keep saying we should write someday...he did.

Take it or leave it. Someone may be interested. as far as commenting on other things. Feel free to do so I think especially if you have strong feelings about it one way or another. I think the sue factor comes in when you talk about "persons."

I think the caveat about commenting on these particular posts (in the resources section) is more directed at the person who would say, 'Piece of junk, wouldn't use it, the person who invented it ought to be shot, ' who has never actually used the product, or who just likes to complain about anything produced by XYZ company.

If you bought something that kept having to be returned and it showed up here with someone raving about it, why not post that you are not a happy camper?

As long as it's true and the experience is yours, I don't see why not. I'd just avoid derogatory language and casting aspersions on a particular person.

Experiences and honest evaluative comments are always encouraged.  The warning is two part.  For one, the resources section has more staying power because the topic does not get buried over time by other topics the way things do in the forum, so I am trying to keep comments in the resources on-track, thoughtful and related to the product so that the resource section is useful for the long term.  I'd prefer it not get filled up with chatter, that's what the forum is for. 

The second part is for exactly what it says.  Companies get very defensive if their livlihood gets threatened by public comments.  Remember when the cattle association sued Oprah for an off the cuff comment about beef?   Lawsuits are expensive affairs for anyone that  doesn't have a legal dept at your disposal who get paid whether they are in a lawsuit or not. These don't got to small claims court where you defend yourself, they go directly to civil court.  For us little people, they get expensive real fast, even if it never goes to a trial.   I've seen lawsuits develop over comments on forums I've been involved with, including one directed at me, so I offer the warning as a speed bump to have people choose their words and statements carefully.  Also as the owner of the site, I do it to insulate myself.