Interesting how things which were widely considered funny when Groupon was a struggling startup are considered in bad taste now that Groupon is a billion dollar corporation...
Not sure I've seen that particular unsubscribe page before but rest assured if I had I would have found it just as distasteful where they a startup or a successful company.
No, that is pure awesome. Everyone understands it's a joke, and just their attempt to get you to resubscribe. Showing that the company has a sense of humor is a good thing.
This kind of post makes no sense on Hacker news. It isn't newsworthy, or anything we can read/learn from, really. It's a link and a title - nothing else - representing only the OP's opinion. Now we do frequently see opinions here, but they are typically something valid we can comment on - get behind or disagree with. Commenting on a post that simply links somewhere and says it's the "Worst X", regardless of what X is, is a waste of time. This post should have never made it to the front-page.
Sorry about the vent, maybe I'm just whiny today, but seriously. What a waste of time. I do think this post shows a lack of respect for the community.
Edit: I get that this might be a strong post/opinion, but if you're going to downvote it, at least tell me why you disagree. Don't just hide behind anonymity.
Oops I just noticed I left out the question mark in the title. Just added it now.
Overall this is interesting/unique and I thought worth sharing. Also I wondered how effective or ineffective you thought this is?
Personally I hate spam emails (signed up for groupon mistakenly) so I just want them banished. Nothing is going to be effective to get me to re-subscribe. But, nice try Groupon!
About the title, it's a trend by the media to claim something absurd and justify it with a question mark to avoid accountability. I do think it makes your title more silly.
"ASK HN: What do you think of this unsubscribe page?" is a lot more welcoming, I think.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 31.2 ms ] threadI can see that it's clearly not real but it isn't particularly funny and has just lowered my opinion of groupon somewhat.
Humour is clearly subjective.
Of course I can't speak for others.
Things change...
Sorry about the vent, maybe I'm just whiny today, but seriously. What a waste of time. I do think this post shows a lack of respect for the community.
Edit: I get that this might be a strong post/opinion, but if you're going to downvote it, at least tell me why you disagree. Don't just hide behind anonymity.
Down-vote it if you don't like it. Flag it if it's silly.
Overall this is interesting/unique and I thought worth sharing. Also I wondered how effective or ineffective you thought this is?
Personally I hate spam emails (signed up for groupon mistakenly) so I just want them banished. Nothing is going to be effective to get me to re-subscribe. But, nice try Groupon!
"ASK HN: What do you think of this unsubscribe page?" is a lot more welcoming, I think.