Submitted by ryanfingawesome t3_10yvtn1 in providence

what is with some of the people that post in here that chime in with their unhelpful information? it happens nearly every day, twice so far this morning. someone comes in here asking “hey where can i do X in providence?” and a handful of comments will be like “you should go to this place in warwick/cranston/east greenwich/etc”. if someone lives in the city and wants to have something done in the city, why would you send them elsewhere?

edit (maybe half an hour after the original post): a lot of comments are saying that because something is a short drive from providence it is a valid suggestion, which presupposes that the person asking for advice has a car or a means to get outside the city. if this is supposed to be a community for the city, it should be a reasonable expectation that you can get advice that is specific to the city.

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jjohn9590 t1_j7zuemj wrote

They are giving options, considering how quickly it is to get to certain places. The poster can always just ignore and keep it moving...you also have that option.

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lestermagnum t1_j7zw1pz wrote

Because Providence is an incredibly small city. The person posting might not know that Cranston and Warwick and even parts of Massachusetts are only a 10 minutes drive away. In a major city, a 10 minute drive would still keep you within the city limits.

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Throwaway1231200001 t1_j7zwpvd wrote

God forbid people give additional options on the bordering locations of a 190k city.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j7zxiti wrote

Someone recommending a place that's maybe 10 minutes outside of the city IS helpful. information

If someone really only wants an answer that falls within the incredibly small city limits, they're more than welcome to just clarify that in the first place.

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Sad_Succotash_9347 t1_j7zxwce wrote

You could always get off Reddit and stop worrying about trivial things, such as recommendations to cities that outskirt providence

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lestermagnum t1_j7zy4zb wrote

It’s Reddit. Half the comments aren’t going to be helpful anyway.

And like someone else said, if an earnest piece of advice doesn’t work for the person asking, they can just ignore it. But maybe the one comment will be helpful to several other people reading the post.

“wow, I need a ring cleaned too, and I live in Warwick! This is great advice”

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j800c0a wrote

You know that's not a magic forcefield at the city limits, right? Almost nobody is stuck here.

Calling more suggestions unhelpful is idiotic. People are setting a radius. More suggestions keeps posts relevant and increases the likelihood of other suggestions.

If you're looking for a specific good or service, more options is better than less especially when the best options might not be the closest one.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j804c9l wrote

Let's say you want a good or service that just isn't available in Providence, but there's a couple of options within 10-15 miles in Cranston, Warwick, Johnston, Attleboro, and Seekonk.

Would you prefer

  • Nobody answers or a bunch of "I don't knows"
  • Being told you can't get that good or service
  • Being told the options that do exist, even though they're a little further away
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m1327 t1_j80blw5 wrote

I consider "Providence" to really mean "Providence Metro Area" in most situations.

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pvdella t1_j80dfb1 wrote

God forbid I have to go to Pawtucket

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ryanfingawesome OP t1_j80gjip wrote

i’ve been pretty direct this entire time that i’m speaking plainly about posts asking specifically for providence recommendations. either you’re being intentionally obtuse or you truly don’t understand my meaning. so of your options, i would prefer the second then. if i were asking for something specifically in the city and the good or service was unavailable here i would want to be told that, because it would be the correct information.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j80jj6o wrote

The entire premise of this thread is intentionally obtuse so it's pretty fucking laughable. Look at the response from every person that isn't you. Not the majority of people. Every. Single. Person.

Multiple people have made the same points and you've been given a handful of reasons why those recommendations are not "unhelpful" at all.

Reddit Karma is a little silly but when every followup effort you've made is getting multiple downvotes and people pushing back get the opposite, it's not you doing a poor job explaining yourself. You just made a bad point and nobody agrees with you.

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ryanfingawesome OP t1_j80jzrp wrote

then why are you continuing to belabor your point, especially when i do an adequate job of responding to your questions? if i am being clear then why are you asking me follow up questions when you feel as though i haven’t addressed your points? i couldn’t care any less about the downvotes, internet points are not my intention of being on this board.

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degggendorf t1_j80m862 wrote

Idk, I think the Providence Metro Area is kinda implied with those types of questions. Even if not, a relevant suggestion outside of the OP's boundaries can still be helpful for others.

Like the 🚨Thai Food Emergency🚨 post for yesterday...OP did say "in Providence", but the not-technically-Providence suggestions are better for me.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j80np4g wrote

I don't think you've really addressed anyone's points. You've just sidestepped them or ignored them. It's weird because you're caping for....nobody?

Anyone who asks where to buy widgets in Providence and gets told "Oh, try Widgets, Widgets, Widgets on Bald Hill Road" can say "Thanks, but I don't have a car so that might be a little tricky for me. Is there anywhere much closer?" then someone old can chime in how there used to be a Widgets R Us downtown but it closed down when the landlord sold the building and now it's luxury condos or some shit.

The net result is helpful. People know where things are and where they aren't. The answer either is or isn't useful to the original poster and the people who read it.

Nobody is harmed except for the owner of Widgets R Us but they closed down in 1996, so he's probably dead by now.

And the only person upset by all of this is you.

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Dr-Stink-Stank t1_j80wppz wrote

You don’t have a lot going on in your life at the moment, do you?

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nathanaz t1_j8114c0 wrote

I came here hoping the thread was about the movie Outside Providence.

Very disappointing.

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GotenRocko t1_j812uhj wrote

without reliable transportation something in Elmhurst is not more accessible to someone in Washington Park than something in Cranston just because its in Providence. Its a small state something in a neighboring town might in fact be more accessible to many people without cars. If anyone really has the inability to travel far they will likely state the neighborhood rather than the city in their post.

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RhodyViaWIClamDigger t1_j8242hk wrote

When I lived on Mass Ave in PVD, the best pizza recommendation I ever received was a four minute walk, in Cranston. My recommendation request was very strict geographically, PVD only, but someone wasn’t listening and had to make a Cranston recommendation. I love people who don’t listen.

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RandomChurn t1_j83mo04 wrote

>Nah dag, the Bus lines stop immediately at the Providence border.

Haha, you know what do exactly that though? Those rental e-scooters! A friend spotted a flock of them parked right on the edge of Cranston, on the Prov side 😆

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Spf85 t1_j841gvn wrote

Insufferable post. Stfu who cares

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WickedDog310 t1_j8427c5 wrote

I also want to note that I frequently search the sub for recommendations when I'm looking for stuff, and I hope others are to so the same questions aren't being asked a million times, so just because the original poster may have a magnetic boundary that keeps them directly in Providence, doesn't mean that all users do. This is a place for Providence discussions, it's not a Providence exclusivity club.

I will always die on the hill defending Providence in r/Rhodesland against the idiots who go off about Providence being unsafe etc. But on the flip side, Providence is not the end all and be all of our state. Sometimes other near by towns and cities have great things too.

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WickedDog310 t1_j842p7a wrote

Exactly depending on which bus line they live on, getting to Mt. Pleasant might be more difficult than Pawtucket. And honestly if someone's got such specific circumstances, they'll normally put that in the post so recommendations can take that into account. There's no erasure here, this sounds like someone's butt hurt for something they don't actually experience and are trying shame everyone else for it.

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WickedDog310 t1_j8436xi wrote

It does, OP is butthurt because they're the inverse of the garden city crowd. Instead of the crazy suburbanite belief that nothing good exists in Providence bc /crime/, OP believes nothing good exists outside Providence. Both mentalities drive me crazy.

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