Has anyone actually clicked on the Sports spammer?

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Caroline Gerardo, C. G. Barbeau the Loan Lady nmls 324982 (Licensed in 20 states)

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Rainmaker
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The Woodland Team of Texas

The Woodland Companies - Austin, TX

Land Specialists

Best to just report and ignore.

Nov 18, 2018 02:30 AM

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Bob Crane

Stevens Point, WI

Rainmaker
962,700

Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807

HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ

Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Caroline - No I have not clicked on the sports spammer, but have reported the spam to AR on many occasions.

Aug 20, 2015 04:37 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,590,815

Inna Ivchenko

Barcode Properties - Encino, CA

Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

No, I do not click the links even if they come from people I know. Unless it has a message for me ( not the weird one that is composed in Nigeria). But since they keep coming, my guess, some people still click them.

Aug 20, 2015 04:13 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
2,442,725

Evelyn Johnston

Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN

The People You Know, Like and Trust!

No way, No how, not me!

Aug 20, 2015 01:24 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Ambassador
3,987,876

Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

No I haven't as I don't have time for all that. My days are super full and any time on AR I spend with friends.

Aug 20, 2015 11:54 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
887,638

Jeff Pearl

RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA

Full Service Full Time Realtor

No, never click on links from unknown or suspicious sources.

Aug 20, 2015 10:39 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainer
231,174

Mike Rock

Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA

Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

is he back? i must seek him out,, i missed the last pay per view :)

Aug 20, 2015 10:37 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
2,224,373

Debbie Laity

Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO

Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I've only clicked on them to get to the report button. I wish you didn't have to click on it to report it.

Aug 20, 2015 10:31 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
5,771,198

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Caroline,

Hackers and spammers are good at what they do...I am sure the techs at AR are doing their best to outwit them. A

Aug 20, 2015 10:20 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
2,816,748

Debbie Gartner

The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY

The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

I have clicked on the posts to report.

I think they need to look into spam prevention measures (e.g. identify where coming from and exclude them). Also, limiting to 1 question a day for non Rainmakers will help.

Aug 20, 2015 10:05 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Ambassador
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Carol Williams

Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA

Retired Agent / Broker / Property Manager

I "report" it, and comment "Spam Reported", so I get 5 points. LOL I NEVER actually read the message.

Aug 20, 2015 09:46 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
617,044

Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®

Carmel by the Sea, CA

Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

Yeh, and then clicked on "report." Read it? Nope. How stupid are these people? Wish there was a way to click "report" without clicking to go there.

Aug 20, 2015 09:42 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,157,635

FN LN

Toronto, ON

Block the IP addresses commonly used by spammers. Aggressively delete user accounts used by spammers. Create programming code to delete posts that are spam posts.

Aug 20, 2015 09:52 PM

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Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

If you're asking click through, no. If you're asking if clicked on to report, yes.

Aug 20, 2015 07:12 PM

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Rainer
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Richard L. Sanderson

Richard L. Sanderson Consulting - Kalama, WA

helping improve local property tax systems

Caroline Gerardo - Like others who have responded I have clicked the "report" feature but not actual gone to the profile or link for those who I believe to be spammers. Has anyone asked ActiveRain if they follow up on "reports"? Ingoring them may not be effective. It all depends on ActiveRains process for handling these reports.

Aug 20, 2015 06:44 PM

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Rainmaker
2,759,687

TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.

Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN

Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good Friday morning Carolyn. It's best to ignore them. Hopefully, they will dry up and blow away.

Aug 20, 2015 06:36 PM

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

It is best to ignore these people they will get deleted soon

Aug 20, 2015 04:57 PM

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Rainmaker
1,683,506

Larry Johnston

Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN

Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

No

Aug 20, 2015 02:23 PM

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Caroline - No I have not clicked on the sports spammer, but have reported the spam to AR on many occasions.
No, I do not click the links even if they come from people I know. Unless it has a message for me ( not the weird one that is composed in Nigeria). But since they keep coming, my guess, some people still click them.
No I haven't as I don't have time for all that. My days are super full and any time on AR I spend with friends.
No, never click on links from unknown or suspicious sources.
is he back? i must seek him out,, i missed the last pay per view :)
I've only clicked on them to get to the report button. I wish you didn't have to click on it to report it.
Caroline,

Hackers and spammers are good at what they do...I am sure the techs at AR are doing their best to outwit them. A
I have clicked on the posts to report.

I think they need to look into spam prevention measures (e.g. identify where coming from and exclude them). Also, limiting to 1 question a day for non Rainmakers will help.
I "report" it, and comment "Spam Reported", so I get 5 points. LOL I NEVER actually read the message.
Yeh, and then clicked on "report." Read it? Nope. How stupid are these people? Wish there was a way to click "report" without clicking to go there.
Block the IP addresses commonly used by spammers. Aggressively delete user accounts used by spammers. Create programming code to delete posts that are spam posts.
If you're asking click through, no. If you're asking if clicked on to report, yes.
Caroline Gerardo - Like others who have responded I have clicked the "report" feature but not actual gone to the profile or link for those who I believe to be spammers. Has anyone asked ActiveRain if they follow up on "reports"? Ingoring them may not be effective. It all depends on ActiveRains process for handling these reports.
Good Friday morning Carolyn. It's best to ignore them. Hopefully, they will dry up and blow away.
It is best to ignore these people they will get deleted soon