Lulu: An App No One Should Accept

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Post by triplec1988 » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:33 PM UTC

Lulu: An App No One Should Accept
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Re: Lulu: An App No One Should Accept

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Post by jlebrech » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:49 PM UTC

isn't lulu a self-publishing service?

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Post by Swizec » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:52 PM UTC

jlebrech wrote: post #2

isn't lulu a self-publishing service?

Yes, lulu.com is a print-on-demand service. This seems to be a different Lulu ... I was confused too.

Re: Lulu: An App No One Should Accept

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Post by jgrahamc » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:52 PM UTC

I can't help feeling that the people who use such an app to date and rate deserve each other.

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Post by gngeal » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:54 PM UTC

Write a polar opposite. Push it through the same channels. If someone has it taken down, cry "sexism!" and demand the same for "Lulu" (an idiotic name, anyway).

UPDATE: Or perhaps not. After looking at the web site, it seems that this service, and a bad review of my person, is precisely the thing to repel exactly the kind of women I've never wanted to have anything common with.

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Post by pointyhatuk » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:55 PM UTC

I can't imagine they would get away with this in the EU. One data protection request and subsequent slander case would destroy them in an instant.

I find the whole idea objectionable at every level and about as innovative as "rate my poo".

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Post by shanelja » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:55 PM UTC

Lets not act as though this is in anyway revolutionary, people have bitched behind other peoples backs for as long as there have been people.

Bitterness, anger and jealousy are unfortunately some of the strongest traits we humans have, especially when it comes to our interactions with one another, this application, while on the surface immoral, is simply providing a means for this to happen online.

I don't in anyway agree with this application or the practices it supports and the tags come across as misandric but people will be people, if they don't bitch here it will be on more public venues, such as Facebook or Twitter, at least here I don't have to see the self absorbed whinging simply by virtue of never visiting the app.

That aside, I hope the creators provide some means of men removing themselves from the website or there could very soon be some kind of law suit coming there way, regardless of their contrived TOS.

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Post by jeffreybaird » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:55 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #4

I can't help feeling that the people who use such an app to date and rate deserve each other.

The issue is men don't use the app. I downloaded it on my SO's phone and was able to find most of the college age guys I know on it. None of them knew they were on there.

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Post by jsmcgd » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:55 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #4

I can't help feeling that the people who use such an app to date and rate deserve each other.

I don't think it's a dating service. I think it's like an anonymous 'man review' site. You might be on there ...

Re: Lulu: An App No One Should Accept

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Post by dash2 » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 12:55 PM UTC

I think it's hilarious and a brilliant idea. Everyone knows that dating is a lemons market, what's wrong with trying to fix it? And presumably you can rate things how you want... so if people want to put #Big.Feet or #AlwaysPays, that's their choice.