Comments on: Vanasco: Was AmazonFail a hacker prank?

By: Super

Super — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:40:12 +0000

Oh please. Weev is a troll – a very experienced troll – and he just trolled you (or as they say in the biz, YHBT). Anybody can claim responsibility for anything they like, but that doesn’t make it true. If I claimed responsibility for 9/11, would you believe me? Jeez.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:09:12 +0000

this is the response i got from my e-mail to Amazon

Hello,

This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.

It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles – in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon’s main product search.

Many books have now been fixed and we’re in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.

Thanks for contacting us. We hope to see you again soon.

By: The Menstruator

The Menstruator — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:09:00 +0000

I know! I have a plan. Let’s boycott ALL books. NO ONE READ AGAIN!!!
Sadly us gays clearly read more than the weaker breeding obsessed straight people and most authors that are so loved by these hetties were written by homos… but hey. Don’t read. Stop reading this now. No more reading.

By: Tom Scharbach

Tom Scharbach — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:46:59 +0000

The hacker theory is debunking. Amazon’s current explanation is that this was a “ham-fisted cataloging error”.

Uh, huh.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure this out. The smoke all points to the same fire — it looks like Amazon focused on gay and lesbian books when it “ham-fisted” implementation of an “adult material” policy, ignoring straight books or treating them differently.

The unresolved question is “Why?” What decision was made, who made that decision, and why was the decision made? That is what I want to know, and what will remain unresolved until Amazon comes forward with a full explanation.

Until Amazon gets real and gets honest, I’m not buying so much as a paperclip from them.

By: 00Haveaniceday00

00Haveaniceday00 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:58:47 +0000

Below is the response which i received from Amazon when i wrote to them asking for a public apology to the Gay community. We should all have a greater impact by writing to them and asking them why the “Specific book title” search comes up when searching for Homosexual literature.

Hello,

This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that
prides itself on offering complete selection.

It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed
titles – in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such
as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This
problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected
not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon’s
main product search.

Many books have now been fixed and we’re in the process of fixing the remainder
as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this
kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.

Thanks for contacting us. We hope to see you again soon.

Please let us know if this e-mail resolved your question:

If yes, click here:

By: Dave W

Dave W — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:37:13 +0000

Come on folks, look at the silver lining! Look at the power we have, we got f-ing mad and they backpedelled so fast you could feel the wind at our heels.

Keep up the good work, GLBT community…we must use this power to speak out as often as possible. From insipid coporate advertising to companies offering equal benefits, we weild a very strong power when we band together! We have the power of the purse and they know it.

Who would have thought, on the eve of the historic Stonewall anniversary that giants like Amazon, and the organizers of the easter egg role would be BOWING DOWN AT OUR FEET.

FEEL THE POWER AND USE IT!

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:12:48 +0000

I would suggest that all gblt customers stop buying from amazon and go to one of their competitors. Let’s make the pink dollar talk guys!

By: DeAnimator

DeAnimator — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:47:47 +0000

This reminds me of that Family Guy sketch, “I’m not really a woman, I’m a man….I’m not really a man, I’m a horse…I’m not really a horse, I’m a broom” or something like that.

Amazon is so full of it.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:09:55 +0000

I used Amazon once, and will never use it again. Their vendors aren’t all trustworthy. I ordered a used copy of a “rare as hen’s teeth” C.D. a while ago. Stan Webb, I got Frieda Paynes Greatest Hits! Amazon, bite me!

By: ozzy

ozzy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:57:54 +0000

Holy crap! Is true, if you go to amazon and type “homosexuality” in books the first result is “A parent guide to prevent homosexuality”.
What fucked up business are they running here? I feel so betrayed.