GeorgeGlass Posted October 7, 2021 Report Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) In the past couple of days, I’ve received five “nonsense reviews” that look like this: From ANON - on October 06, 2021NKGfAy cgrngykbkdod, uwuuwppwtogw, [link=http://dbghcmuhsqds.com/]dbghcmuhsqds[/link], h**p://hgavtlargcnu.com/ There’s no obvious rhyme or reason to which stories are getting them, as some are in Cartoons and some are in Originals (the only 2 archive sections in which I have stories posted). A recent post from @InBrightestDay suggests that he’s getting them, too. Anything to be done besides deleting them? Edited October 8, 2021 by GeorgeGlass InBrightestDay, BronxWench and JayDee 3 Quote
Desiderius Price Posted October 7, 2021 Report Posted October 7, 2021 I’m guessing spam (the least nefarious idea), and you definitely should NOT follow those links, wherever they may lead is likely a place you don’t want to go. JayDee, BronxWench and GeorgeGlass 3 Quote
BronxWench Posted October 7, 2021 Report Posted October 7, 2021 Sadly, the only way to deflect them is to turn off anonymous reviews, which is an account-wide function and not just by the story. But @Desiderius Price is absolutely right about not following the links. Delete the reviews, and click NOTHING. As I sweep the archive, I delete things like that on sight. GeorgeGlass and JayDee 2 Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Posted October 8, 2021 True that. And in retrospect, I realize that it wasn’t a terribly good idea for me to include live links in my original post. I have removed them. BronxWench and JayDee 2 Quote
InBrightestDay Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 14 hours ago, GeorgeGlass said: A recent post from @InBrightestDay suggests that he’s getting them, too. Anything to be done besides deleting them? I’ve gotten three: two on WitS and one on The Least I Can Do over in Books. I’ve deleted them, and thankfully had the same thought as Bronx when it came to the links. I don’t really want to turn off anonymous reviews, as I’ve gotten several genuine reviews from fans who simply don’t have an account, so I’ll just keep deleting them as they pop up. BronxWench, GeorgeGlass and JayDee 3 Quote
Desiderius Price Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 10 hours ago, GeorgeGlass said: True that. And in retrospect, I realize that it wasn’t a terribly good idea for me to include live links in my original post. I have removed them. Yeah, those were the types of links you didn’t want only a condom for protection, you’d need EVERYTHING covered in latex before you even dare to click. WillowDarkling, BronxWench, GeorgeGlass and 1 other 4 Quote
JayDee Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 I came back to about 30. Have been through deleting. Like others, I do prefer keeping my anonymous reviews open! BronxWench 1 Quote
JayDee Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 12:08 PM, Desiderius Price said: I’m guessing spam (the least nefarious idea), and you definitely should NOT follow those links, wherever they may lead is likely a place you don’t want to go. *Clicks link* “OH MY GOD! JERSEY CITY!” InBrightestDay, Desiderius Price and BronxWench 1 2 Quote
Desiderius Price Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, JayDee said: I came back to about 30. Have been through deleting. Like others, I do prefer keeping my anonymous reviews open! Depends on the volume, TBH. Like when I decide to trash an email address when my inbox is flooded with spam that I’m accidentally deleting legitimate emails too. BronxWench and JayDee 2 Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Posted May 15, 2022 About a month ago, I got a few more “reviews” like these, so I turned off anonymous reviewing for a couple of days. Now I’m getting them again, and it seems to be on the exact same stories as before. I think, as an experiment, I’ll try not turning off anonymous reviews and see if these just stop on their own. BronxWench 1 Quote
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