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Forbes Lists Top Corporate Hate Web Sites

Posted by timothy on from the forbesucks dept.

windowpain writes "You've seen them. Maybe you've made one, like Walmart-blows.com or Paypalsucks.com. Now Forbes.com has a 'Special Report' devoted to what it considers the best of them. 'The following nine sites--there were ten, but one went unexpectedly dark during the editing of this story--are the crème de la crème of online rage. Note that we substantially cleaned up some of the posts, editing out odd capitulation schemes, iffy grammar and plain incoherence. Apparently blinding anger does not go hand in hand with dotting your i's and crossing your t's.' Maybe this will become an annual thing like the Forbes 400 and the Fortune 500." (I wonder what a capitulation scheme is.)

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  1. Re:capitulation scheme by winkydink · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    2 words: Marshall Plan

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    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  2. bad writing by fermion · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    People always complain about the writing on /. Sure it has some spelling errors, some agreement problem, and many split infinitives, which, of course, is the fault of Star Trek, but generally the writing is quite adequate and readable.

    But the writing on walmartblows just makes my head hurt. These are adults, some say with children, and the writing is at about a 6th grade level. I know for a fact that most teachers don't write this bad. I know for a fact that most teachers try to guide students to better writing. Reading the site i was hard pressed to find a single coherent thought. And these are Americans.

    I hate to say it, but thank god for walmart because I do not know where else these people could work. No wonder they make nothing. They probably wasted the free education that America provides and then had delusions that someone would give them a high paying job while allowing them to continue to do nothing.

    I generally don't shop at walmart, and generally make myself annoying when I do. I wish it would go away. But reading these writing samples just make me wonder if it the simple inability of Americans to aspire to be something more than workers that makes the domination of walmart inevitable.

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  3. Re:Why Slashdot didn't make the cut by bonch · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Slashdot's hatred is too hard to pinpoint.

    For instance, hatred of the RIAA/MPAA and supporting piracy, but then hating people who "steal" GPL source code and violate copyright. It's a whirlwind of spin to work through.

  4. um... by Run4yourlives · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I suggest you go to walmart someday... as an educational field trip.

    I know of one nearby in a posh neighbourhood. It's still manages to attract folk that wouldn't be out of place on a Jerry Springer episode.

    Seriously... it's quite an experience.

  5. Re:Chrysler and Epinions by caswelmo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let go ahead and point out the obvious: You shouldn't buy "American" automobiles. They suck. Buy a German or Japanese car instead. They don't suck. Actually, buy a Toyota, they're probably more American than GM, Ford, or Chrysler anyway.