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: It relieves stress by allowing people to vent. It offers entertainment by providing interesting and sometimes humorous stories and videos. It provides informational resources to help people have a better dining experience. It offers links to news stories to help keep people informed and entertained. 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. It allows all parties - diners and servers - to contribute stories, as well as discuss issues and concerns in a community forum, thereby enhancing communication. 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? Restaurant names aren't mentioned. Many of the stories are about diners, not about problems with restaurants. The website allows both diners and restaurant staff to contribute stories. Anyone is welcome to submit comments about stories.
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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. Back to top of FAQ
What are some of the most interesting aspects of the stories received? The incredible variety of experiences that people have had. 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, 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! Back to top of FAQ
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. Back to top of FAQ
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, isn't about a dinner from hell, requires too much editing, etc. You're welcome to email us at contact@DinnersFromHell.com to inquire about your story. Back to top of FAQ
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 stories 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 searched 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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