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Like what do I even do at this point. Its a free app and these reviews hurt app store performance,

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 232 points 2 weeks ago

Standard reply:

Dear sir or madam:

Some crackpot has written me an abusive message, and it seems they used your account to send it. I'm replying to you as a courtesy in case you wish to take action against this lunatic.

[-] logicbomb@lemmy.world 135 points 2 weeks ago

I'm guessing you're basing it off of this official legal correspondence, which I am including below for people who haven't seen it:

Dear Mr. Cox:

Attached is a letter that we received on November 19, 1974. I feel that you should be aware that some asshole is signing your name to stupid letters.

Very truly yours,

CLEVELAND STADIUM CORP.

James N. Bailey, General Counsel

cc: Arthur B. Modell

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 51 points 2 weeks ago

Not that, specifically, though it might be indirectly?

I'm basing it off of one of Gyles Brandreth's yarns where he described how he dealt with abusive constituents when he was a MP.

Dear sir or madam:

Some crackpot has written me an abusive letter, and they've signed your name at the bottom. [...]

Whether he came up with that or adapted it from something prior, I don't know.

[-] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Is there a They/Them for Sir or Madam? Must include that as well.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 weeks ago
[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

To it may concern:

[-] OmgItBurns@discuss.online 12 points 2 weeks ago

I'd guess "To whom it may concern" would be the most gender neutral/inclusive way to rephrase that.

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[-] aeharding@vger.social 140 points 2 weeks ago

Like writing a product review and giving one star for shipping speed lol.

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

I read somewhere that the best places to eat are Yelp 2 star places where the reviewer whines about service. It suggests the reviewer wanted to give a 1 star review because they were mad but had to concede that the food was good, hence 2 stars.

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[-] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 112 points 2 weeks ago

"This oven is horrible! 0 stars! Everything my wife makes on it or in it tastes terrible, "

Sorry, yo. Ya can't fix stupid.

[-] overdevs@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Haha you made my day!

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 107 points 2 weeks ago

That's like being mad at the bus because your chosen destination for the day sucked.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

The stupid bus made it rain!

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 102 points 2 weeks ago

That was a very diplomatic response to some stupid asshole like this.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 82 points 2 weeks ago

Can you report the review as not relevant?

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

Probably. I have no experience with the Google Play Store end of things, but we've gotten non-reviews written by crackpots removed from our Google Business profile by just pointing out to Google that they were either off topic or from someone who we could not identify in any of our records as being a person who actually did business with us.

For example, there was one guy who went around copy-pasting the same one star rant to seemingly every retail business in the city whining about mask requirements during COVID, which didn't have jack monkey squat do to with us and was in fact a state government mandate that we did not control. As a public business we have to comply with the law. Google took that one down when we reported it, although I still see examples of the same screed from the same guy attached to other businesses who apparently didn't have the wherewithal to complain.

I imagine "app that serves third party content the author doesn't control and reviewer is complaining about the content not the app" is a situation that is very well understood at Google. Whether or not you can make them give a shit is a different question...

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[-] overdevs@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

I have reported it to Apple, let’s see.

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[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 60 points 2 weeks ago

If he think Reddit hates his conservative views, he’d explode if he came here

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 weeks ago

It would explode his head

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[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago

Classic right-wing nut "You have to listen and like what I say or it's CeNSOrShIp"

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 weeks ago

How does it work after the API butchering?

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[-] Bosht@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago

What a fucking idiot holy shit.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

I thought reddit killed third party apps? Or are you paying the $10,000,000 per month or whatever it is?

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago

It just scrapes for data, you can’t log in, post, or comment so no need to use the API

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[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 weeks ago

Just challenge the review because it's not about the app? If you can't do that, then just let it go.

How dare you make a woke app. /s

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 weeks ago

Ahh they stepped out of their echochamber because the app shows r/all if youre not subscribed to any subreddit. Also, sometimes im forced to use reddit, love your app.

[-] codeddji@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

hey man i use your app rdx. My only sane reason to browse reddit…..thank you for making it….i wish search suggestions were better ( eg . if specific subredit is not famous , it wont index and show under search suggestions real time as i am typing )

[-] overdevs@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

In next update.

[-] Letme@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 22 points 2 weeks ago

"Tell me you don't know how reddit works without saying you don't know how reddit works."

[-] exasperation@lemm.ee 25 points 2 weeks ago

I'm giving 1-star ratings to weather apps because it's too cold outside.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago

You joke but meteorologists have received threats because they forecast bad weather on special events.

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[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 11 points 2 weeks ago

This person sounds insane like one of those people who lives in an RV with signs all over it talking about 5G nanobots and how water causes cancer.

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago

They probably don't understand how anything works because they think learning about stuff is "wOkE" and anyone who disagrees with them is a "leftist".

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 weeks ago

What a dipshit...

[-] b161 20 points 2 weeks ago

American “conservatives” are a scourge.

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 20 points 2 weeks ago

You can report these.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

You were way too kind and accommodating towards that piece of shit.

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[-] madjo@feddit.nl 17 points 2 weeks ago

Oh boohooh did the poor wittle "conservative" encounter pushback on its silly wittle Fox-news-adled ideas?

How do these apps still work? Aren't the apis fucked? Is this just some fancy browser with extra steps?

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[-] darthelmet@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

That's super dumb. Also, I thought there weren't 3rd party Reddit apps anymore? Do you not still have to pay for the API?

[-] atrielienz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Third party apps with small users bases or ones that are used by people with disabilities (that have disability features) still work. For now. Also apps that allow for a read only view (meaning they can't be used to sign in, write/post comments, or upvote/downvote) also still work I believe.

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[-] scytale@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

I hope there’s a way to have the review removed for being irrelevant. I love your app btw, please keep it up. The only issue that’s kinda annoying right now is that I lose my place in the feed when I swipe back out from a post.

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