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Re: Zillow forces McMansion Hell to delete posts

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Post by JusticeJuice »

atonse wrote: post #4
matttproud wrote: post #2

McMansion Hell is exactly the shock therapy the United States needs. Someone lend this blogger a hand!

Never heard of it before now. :( I bet it was enlightening.

It was absolutely hilarious, and informative.

He would show photos from listings of excessively large, poorly made mansions (or 'McMansions'). He'd point out all the design flaws, and architectural mistakes, then laugh at the excessive price tag.

Apart from the humour, it was super interesting. If I look at a picture of a house, there's no way I can notice water damage, mis-matched windows, or just shitty door placement.

I guess Zwillo is salty as it could lead to lower valuations.

[There's still a post up on 99% if you want to take a geez](http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-d...)

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artursapek wrote: post #15
eddyb wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.mcmansionhell.com/ is still up, for now, at least not all the posts are gone, so have a look.

It looks like she just mocks gaudy Americana houses/feature creep mansions http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-... Edit: gender

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Post by tclancy »

artursapek wrote: post #15
eddyb wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.mcmansionhell.com/ is still up, for now, at least not all the posts are gone, so have a look.

It looks like she just mocks gaudy Americana houses/feature creep mansions http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-... Edit: gender

She's trying to do a bit more than that: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-d...

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Post by hprotagonist »

artursapek wrote: post #15
eddyb wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.mcmansionhell.com/ is still up, for now, at least not all the posts are gone, so have a look.

It looks like she just mocks gaudy Americana houses/feature creep mansions http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-... Edit: gender

She.

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-d... is a pretty great interview with the creator.

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Post by [deleted] »

JusticeJuice wrote: post #21
atonse wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Never heard of it before now. :( I bet it was enlightening.

It was absolutely hilarious, and informative. He would show photos from listings of excessively large, poorly made mansions (or 'McMansions'). He'd point out all the design flaws, and architectural mistakes, then laugh at the excessive price tag. Apart from the humour, it was super interesting. If I look at a picture of a house, there's no way I can notice water damage, mis-matched windows, or just shitty door placem…

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Post by strictnein »

Funny. One of the homes they showed is in my area, and I had driven by it recently (since we're thinking about moving). And they're definitely right. It's a weird mix of horribleness. Especially the kitchen with its "update", aka let's throw in a couple of premium appliances and $2k worth of marble and call it a day.

http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-...

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/19735-Chartwell-Hl-Excels...

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Post by glup »

vortico wrote: post #17
JohnTHaller wrote: post #11

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Likely copyright over the photographs. Realistically, it's fair use since it's transformative and used for critique. Unfortunately, fair use laws only apply in the US if you have lots of lawyer money, so they don't really matter for normal folks.

Correct, there are many tactics a well-paid lawyer can do to simply run anyone out of business based on a false or spurious copyright claim.

Why wouldn't a judge throw this out as spurious if it clearly falls under fair use? (procedural question; not asserting that it does or does not meet fair use in this case).

Re: Zillow forces McMansion Hell to delete posts

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Post by atom_enger »

JusticeJuice wrote: post #21
atonse wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Never heard of it before now. :( I bet it was enlightening.

It was absolutely hilarious, and informative. He would show photos from listings of excessively large, poorly made mansions (or 'McMansions'). He'd point out all the design flaws, and architectural mistakes, then laugh at the excessive price tag. Apart from the humour, it was super interesting. If I look at a picture of a house, there's no way I can notice water damage, mis-matched windows, or just shitty door placem…

Just wanted to point out that He is a She.

https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell

Keep up the good fight, Kate. You've taught me how to appreciate good (and bad! ) architecture. Also I question the construction of houses now which is something I've never done before, so thank you.

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