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 Isn't the website just about a bunch of
whining?
Isn't the website unfairly beating up on
restaurants?
Why don't you mention restaurant names?
Some of the stories seem too unbelievable. How do you know
they're true?
What are some of the most interesting aspects of
the stories received?
What other domain names do you own rights to. Any future plans for them?
Where does the website originate from?
Where is my story?
How do I best use the search engines?
Isn't the website just about a bunch of whining?
The website offers a number of benefits. For example:
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It relieves stress by allowing people to vent
and is therefore therapeutic.
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It offers entertainment by providing interesting and sometimes humorous
stories and videos.
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It provides informational resources to help people have a better dining
experience.
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It offers links to news stories to help keep people informed and
entertained.
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It allows people to turn what had been a bad experience into something
that others can enjoy and perhaps learn from. Therefore, a negative is
turned into a positive.
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It allows all parties - diners and servers - to contribute
stories, thereby enhancing communication by enabling people to see
things from each other's perspectives.
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Storytelling is a primal activity. We have an innate attraction to it,
just as we do to the flickers from a fire. It's a part of human
ancestry, used to share knowledge and provide entertainment.
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Isn't the website unfairly beating up on
restaurants?
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Restaurant names aren't mentioned.
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Many of the stories are about diners, not about problems with
restaurants.
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The website allows both diners and restaurant
personnel to
contribute stories and submit comments about them.
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Why don't you mention restaurant names?
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Some of the
stories seem too unbelievable. How do you know they're true?
There's no way, of
course, to verify the truthfulness of a story. However, the most amazing things
can and do happen in restaurants. Some of the stories were submitted by the
website owner himself based on personal experiences.
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What are some of the most interesting aspects
of the stories received?
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The incredible variety of experiences that people have had.
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That many of the stories are about stresses brought about by other
people. It's a quandary we face in life. We have an innate need to
socialize. But when we do, it often brings about stress.
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What other domain names do you own rights to? Any future plans for them?
Dot-com domain names include: Girlfriends From Hell, Husbands From Hell,
Wives From Hell, Relatives From Hell, Websites From Hell, Offices From
Hell, Airports From Hell, Travels From Hell, Travel Destinations From
Hell, Cruises From Hell, Marriages From Hell, Honeymoons From Hell, and Haircuts From Hell. At
this time, there are no plans to publish any new "From Hell" sites.
However, you never know what the future might bring!
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Where does the website originate from?
The home base for Dinners From Hell and its sister site, Flights From
Hell, is in the Tampa, Florida area.
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Where is my story?
Stories are published in the order in which they're received. If you're
looking for your story, first check the Latest Story page; excerpts
remain there for at least two weeks. Also scan the pages of likely
categories. Placement of stories into categories is determined by the
predominant story theme, or by the issue that drives the story. Stories
that don't match any category topic are placed into Odds & Ends. Also,
you can give the search engine a try.
Occasionally a submittal isn't published because it's not written as a
story or commentary, is off topic, requires too much editing, etc. It's
always possible that a computer glitch may have prevented the full story or
parts of it from being received.
If you see some changes made to your story, then it
was probably edited in order to remove offensive material, protect
anonymity, or improve grammar and punctuation (this is done minimally).
You're welcome to inquire about your story by
sending an email to contact@DinnersFromHell.com.
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How do I best use the search engines?
The search engine on the
Home Page (located towards the bottom) searches
every page on the website. The search engines on the story pages
(located on the left sidebar) are dedicated to story pages only. Submitting
keywords brings up a list of links to pages containing those words. When
entering keywords, check for spelling errors, try using different word
forms (e.g. singular, plural), and try different combinations of words.
Use quotation marks for phrases.
While search results note what pages contain keywords, they don't
indicate what specific story holds the words. To locate words on a page,
go to the page by clicking on its link in the search results, click
"Edit" on the Command Bar (located at the upper left corner of the
computer screen next to "File"), then "Find on this Page." Enter each
keyword individually (unless the words are part of a phrase).
New stories might not appear in search results until a week or longer
after publication, depending upon how frequently Google crawls the web
pages and how long it takes for the results to be indexed.
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