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Active Rain Notification Subject: New Comment on your Blog Post

Normally when I get this e-mail on my Black Berry or if I am in front of my PC I get very excited and look forward to reading who sent me a comment. Since I blog, I find it refreshing when someone gives feedback.

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About four days or so I received such an e-mail notification:

 

There's a new comment on the blog entry Century City Condominium Market Report for March 2011

 

Comment by lngzska:

 

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Please follow this link to respond: http://activerain.com/blogsview/2237041/century-city-condominium-market-report-for-march-2011

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 Having received these in the past I was not too concerned, just disappointed. What followed after was hard to believe. I was averaging 30+ comments like these a day. Go figure it was the weekend and no one to help. I kept spending time notifying with the “concern button” each time. Time consuming it was. I wrote to Bob at AR since I did not know who to turn to. Bog sent me an e-mail how to fix the problem so I want to share that with you in case you have issues like this:

 

Endre,

The best thing to do if that happens is to go to the 'settings' link on the left hand side of your my home page. In that area is a little check box setting that says 'allow non-member comments'. If you uncheck that box and then hit 'save settings' it will stop the spammers from being able to hit your blog.

Then after a day or three, go back and allow them again and they will have moved on.

 

Needless to say I am anxiously hoping that this will solve it. Yes you might say you get 10 points……Take my word, notifying 37 times is time consuming and you only get a max of 100 points per day. Believe me you are better off not getting the spam.

 

So with that said if you are dreaming of getting an extra 100 points you are better off commenting on four posts you enjoyed reading. I prefer getting my points via writing a post or commenting, but not getting Spamed.

Also if you are not a Member of Active rain for the next few days you will not be able to comment on my Posts, should you like to communicate with me feel free to e-mail me directly.

 

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Jennifer Chiongbian
Specializing in all types of Manhattan apts & townhouses - Manhattan, NY
Real Estate Broker - NYC

Spammers are incredible in their efforts to spam people.  You wonder if these people have anything better to do!  Like-- get a job!

Sep 12, 2011 12:34 PM
Juli Vosmik
Dominion Fine Properties - Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ real estate 480-710-0739

Endre - that's great information, indeed.  The spammers have been getting peskier, for sure. 

Sep 12, 2011 12:58 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I have limited comments to members for ages.  Stopped the shoe and cosmetic sales folks.

Sep 12, 2011 01:03 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Endre, This is great information.  The spammers have been extremely active recently.  I agree with Lenn, stop the shoe and cosmetic sales!

Sep 12, 2011 01:48 PM
Mark Delgado
houses for rent, Solano County & Glen Cove - Benicia, CA
Benicia and Vallejo, Property Management, rental h
30+ comments a day? Wow, that's impressive feedback that you're getting. Your email notifications must overwhelm your inbox. I've got to subscribe just so I can see what's so good.
Sep 12, 2011 01:48 PM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®
Bob is always so very helpful. Thanks for sharing the little fix, Endre!
Sep 12, 2011 03:07 PM
Peg Barcelo
Fluff My House! Home Staging Inc. 250.486.6369 - Summerland, BC
The FlufftasticStager from Summerland, BC

Thanx for the tip Endre! I haven't had that much spam on my blog, but I have found spammers emailing me directly. Nuthin' one can do 'bout dat...

Sep 12, 2011 06:17 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Stephanie, very funny:))

Randy, I agree, my recommendation is to hang them by their Thumbs:)))

Sep 12, 2011 07:32 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Jennifer, I wonder too, what is accomplished by this? I guess they keep the IT guys busy:)

Juli, yes it was great information, hence I figured I share it with the community. BTW BOB is great about stuff like this:)

Sep 12, 2011 07:36 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Lenn, I am not surprised you did this years ago:) I am always hoping and wishing that some of the readers who are not on Active Rain might want to chime in so with that said in a day or two I will open up the opportunity and see what develops.

Sep 12, 2011 07:37 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Kathleen, I just do not get these spams they are not marketing anything, just strange comments? Oh who knows...

Sep 12, 2011 07:38 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Mark thank you for your subscription, hope I am worthy of your time:))) The spammers think so:)))

Sep 12, 2011 07:41 PM
Craig Rutman
Helping people in transition - Cary, NC
Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Sadly spam is a fact of life on the internet. I just delete the offender and move on.

Sep 13, 2011 04:10 AM
Paul Viau
Nova Scotia Real Estate Blog - Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia Real Estate Blog + Photo Services

I had a wordpress blog on condos and i got hit with literally thousands of spams. We had to dis-able the comments section .  Spam is time consuming as well.

Sep 13, 2011 09:04 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Craig, now you have another option, block and unblock:)

Paul basically this does the same if you are not a member you can not comment. I agree it is the time consuming part that bothered me most.

Sep 13, 2011 10:25 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Endre and VB use to leave his posts/ blogs open for the public but the spammers stated bombarding me with garbage. Every once and while I will open my posts to the public and then switch it back, comments from the public that aren't spams are very interesting.

I have a WordPress website that gets around (200 spams per day), and I go through every one and delete the unwanted ones.

VB ;o)

Sep 13, 2011 05:43 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

VB:) so my minute 30-40 is not unusual, how sad....I like to leave it open as well so potential public comments can be received....

Sep 14, 2011 07:30 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

How funny just checked I had two comments.... SPAM:)))

Jun 14, 2012 03:24 AM
Tammy Emineth
Personal SEO - Website SEO and Real Estate Marketing - Frenchtown, MT
Content Marketer, SEO Teacher, Website Fixer

But dude! THat's 370 FREE Points! Ok, maybe not so free since it takes time.. but I just landed your 2 spammers 20 points for me! LOL

Jun 14, 2012 03:35 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Tammy glad you are getting "points rich":)))

Jun 14, 2012 03:42 AM