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Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 15:47:27

Dear restaurant owners, do not link to Facebook. Otherwise, your customers see:

- Error message: Safari cannot open the page because the address is invalid.
- A big login prompt, that cannot be dismissed.

What your customers don’t see:

- Your menu
- Your location
- Your opening hours

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 15:49:19

@fluepke Technically not their customers. Potential ones who will definitely go somewhere else.

Föderation DE Mo 02.06.2025 15:51:34

@fluepke Same goes for public transport like direct airport busses πŸ™„ To make it even worse, the information on Facebook was outdated.

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 16:01:22

@fluepke Also, have a proper page, even if tiny, and register your business with Google

(if not, delivery services do that "for you" and force themselves onto you)

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 17:14:25

@fluepke Is so amazing when companies - from small to big ones - assume people are into big-tech like YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. I lost count of how many companies only allow using WhatsApp to contact them, even the small mom-and-pop burger restaurant next door here! :tomo_TakahiroWhatever:

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 17:22:39

@qgustavor @fluepke I tend to completely yeet those as a matter of principle, because they'll likely have said on their systems and thus nonconsensually send my number and call metadata to !

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 17:19:03

@fluepke And Facebook booted me off because they thought I was fake. More than 10 years of posts without a problem, then one day they decide to kick me out.

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 17:21:20

@fluepke +9001%

is worse than !

  • Also getting a static website made with these things costs like €500 at most and maybe €10 p.m. for upkeep at grossly inflates rates.

People don't want much so even a WordPress-style CMS is overkill.

  • But even a SquareSpace/Wix/whatever... site is better than !

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 17:39:03

@fluepke when you scroll down 10 messages you are shown a modal window to login... FUCK OFF!

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 17:39:12

@fluepke
Some town councils might also need a message like this, regarding certain town-hosted events . . .

Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 18:46:35

@fluepke
How many times have I yelled this at my computer?!

Also, may I add one more pet peeve?
Restaurant websites that link to online order modules when you click their "Menu" link.

How do I know if I want to order or not if I can't see your menu first?!!!

Maybe I just want to see what your menu offers BEFORE I decide to drive there.