This whole situation doesn't feel right. AirBnB definitely screwed up, how far back that was is not clear, but EJ doesn't pass the smell test either. Caveat that we likely are still a mile short of posessing full details.
She said was "growing a very thick skin" because of accusations that she was part of a plot by the hotel industry to discredit Airbnb
Has Airbnb been looking into this possibility?
EJ blogged, And I was - but no longer am - scared of Airbnb’s reaction, the pressure and the veiled threat I have received from them since I initially blogged this story (http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com/2011/07/airbnb-nightmare...).
But that doesn't fit with PG's description or the profile of the founders (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2822721).
Nor does it fit with EJ's original account: I would be remiss if I didn’t pause here to emphasize that the customer service team at airbnb.com has been wonderful, giving this crime their full attention (http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com/2011/06/violated-travele...).
And there are these green "jcunningham" types that keep popping up on HN (http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=jcunningham) trying to demonize Airbnb.
Can we move the discussion forward please?
or like market analysts would say : tin hat market shows signs of improvement
> Has Airbnb been looking into this possibility?
ie. whether they seriously looked into the idea of blaming their own screwdup on a "plot by <> industry" ? do you seriously think that bad about them?
and to think that i'm laboring here for free :)
She wrote her original account at the end of June. She wrote her update at the end of July. The customer service she refers to happened in the days prior to her first post, so it is not inconsistent with her dissatisfaction in her second post.
What EJ is saying now does not match what PG is saying.