tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post4191375513247685353..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: NicheAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-5750638968359021052009-06-23T21:59:23.077+01:002009-06-23T21:59:23.077+01:00You can't please all of the people all of the ...You can't please all of the people all of the time:<br /><br />I also agree that if you can please your target customer most of the time then you must be doing something right.Paul Garrardhttp://www.realaleblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-32074945642253170032009-06-23T19:20:19.899+01:002009-06-23T19:20:19.899+01:00I'm open minded me.I'm open minded me.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-80412875584352144272009-06-23T18:26:20.567+01:002009-06-23T18:26:20.567+01:00Tandleman agreeing with Jeff - wow, a result.
;-)...Tandleman agreeing with Jeff - wow, a result.<br /><br />;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-31161177798211729002009-06-23T16:33:27.446+01:002009-06-23T16:33:27.446+01:00Lets face it, I'm the whipping boy of the beer...Lets face it, I'm the whipping boy of the beer blog world. Where were the people dishing out lashes in 1996 when I went to your island equipped with loops, plates and slants??? At one time I had over 20 different yeasts on slant. This was before White Labs and Wyeast were prominent. This is why I enjoy taking the pish out of the freaks. I've done it all. British beer is great in its simplicity. I see no reason to go on, and on, about it, unless you run a pub, or you're at war with a certain consumer group that organizes beer festivals. Watching Avery go on about a beer he's drinking from a over-sized wine glass is nauseating. Reading Hess' CV on his beer credentials is nauseating. I'm tired of these authoritative beer figures, many don't know FA about it in the first place. Don't worry about being opinionated Dave. The mutants have bigger fish to fry.Whorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784943453195129865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-75343423278009510402009-06-23T16:14:52.848+01:002009-06-23T16:14:52.848+01:00I like and agree with what Jeff says here and even...I like and agree with what Jeff says here and even if you do fail to please the odd member of your target audience, that's just the way it goes. Seems to me you are trying hard and you can't say fairer than that.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-85976810846892460642009-06-23T14:50:20.780+01:002009-06-23T14:50:20.780+01:00Anon,
What's the problem with other people so...Anon,<br /><br />What's the problem with other people sounding off? - perhaps nothing, and this is just my own defence against it. Is this not what we are all doing here?<br /><br />I certainly don't intend to be cruel to anybody. I might well get it wrong sometimes or fail to show satisfactory sensitivity. If I am sometime guilty of that then I'm sorry.<br /><br />I do fully agree that a bad reviews of establishments generally comes from a poor client match to that establishment. That was really all I was trying to say. Unfortunately, people are more motivated to comment when they feel badly done to. That includes me.<br /><br />Jeff,<br /><br />I'd be lying if we didn't get the occasional complaint from people we feel should be in our target audience. We are not perfect. I hope we give them appropriate consideration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-31854109131712856122009-06-23T13:28:57.904+01:002009-06-23T13:28:57.904+01:00Nonetheless you must view criticism, positive and ...Nonetheless you must view criticism, positive and negative, in context.<br /><br />The context is - target customers. You must identify the kind of people you want to attract and market toward them. <br /><br />If you you get +ve from them and -ve from non-targets (e.g. Stella and Brake Bros fans) you're doing right. <br /><br />Criticism, per se, is just noise.<br /><br />If any criticism ever comes the other way round, you've got to do some thinking.Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-84981317765097648502009-06-23T13:11:36.243+01:002009-06-23T13:11:36.243+01:00Ooh, Dave, the words 'pot', 'kettle...Ooh, Dave, the words 'pot', 'kettle' and 'black' come to mind here. Don't get me wrong, I am in no way commenting on your hotel or your philosophy, but you have used your blog to lob the odd comment here and there which could certainly be misconstrued as cruel, and you use the tagline 'opinionated ****', so what's the problem with other people sounding off about things they feel as strongly about? When travelling I've used both the sites you mention, and I generally find that where there are both positive and negative reviews, the latter tend to come from a poor match between client and proprietor, or just an awkward bugger customer! But I know that any criticism I made in any professional capacity may be seen as more authoritative, so I'm careful to rein it in on those occasions, which I think is a good rule of thumb when posting to the world wide interwaffle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com