I don't see why you shouldn't post a list. It'll be funny to see the guilty establishments blacken their own names. Even convenience stores have the hilarious "don't accept checks from these people" wall of shame. Also, the public call-out gives establishments a chance to defend themselves on the off chance that they are not guilty of the transgressions at hand. To the pillories, I say!

Brandon St. Pony was on a checks list. Don't tell him I told you.

Well that is up to you. I don't even dare vote on that other than to say I wouldn't call out anyone you are not 100% certain about. But those who piss you off should be sent to The Pirates Tavern for 30 days and 30 nights :)

Since reviews from shills add nothing to the site except lameness and "noise", I'd like to just not see them AT ALL by you deleting them as they're found. And while there may be a modicum of ethics over at BarF in terms of the editorial/advertising split, I don't think it'll do you folks any additional good to publish a list of suspected violators. Why _actively_ humiliate/piss off active and potential advertisers (even when they aren't paying their bills)? ...Though I can think of exceptions, and I'm sure you can, too.

Thanks Aitch, I try to delete most of the crap ones, some slip by through laziness. I don't think it would do me much good either, but it gives me an immense sense of smug self-satisfaction.

Call em out!

Why should I be the only one censored/banned/blacklisted for speaking truth?

Do it smugly and we'll all enjoy it.

Clams?

A few suggestions off the top of my head, all which require lots of coding in all your free time.

1) Follow some other sites' MO and allow for a specially flagged "Owner Written" review of the bar. Then s/he can shamelessly plug their business. (I would take it one step further if possible, have the owners get an account and then once a month or three send out a "Please verify the happy hour specials" or even let them edit the happy hour specials them selves.)

2) Moderated reviews. People with accounts are allowed to rate reviews, perhaps also allow users to flag reviews as "Looks like a shill". It is one thing to piss just you off, it is another to have a group of people giving negative feedback. Then it also frees you from having to directly be the bad guy.

3) Rather than posting a list, flag the page for the bar with a speical symbol or put text on that page that says "This bar likes to astroturf."

I need more coffee...

But Kyle LIKES to be the bad guy. Kyle IS the bad guy. He's a wolf in jackal's clothing.