Requests to read

I've been getting quite a few requests to read other people's reviews in my guest book and - unless they are from people I have already got to know - they really *Bad word* me off.

I can see why people do this - just this week someone got themselves to the top of the 'most read' list by spamming just about every other member on a review that most of us wouldn't have given a second glance.

I was under the impression that this sort of thing was not allowed on Ciao - am I right or wrong?

What's the best response?
- ignore them,
- polite response saying you don't appreciate that sort of message,
- report to Ciao abuse (and if so, under what category).

I'd be interested to know what other RWF members would do. I've just ignored it for now.

koshkha wrote:

just this week someone got themselves to the top of the 'most read' list by spamming just about every other member on a review that most of us wouldn't have given a second glance.

I got the same message and got a little annoyed myself, actually I was very annoyed.

I normally ignore requests for reads and if they got me on the wrong foot (which could be most days) I report them to Ciao Abuse.

I most certainly DO NOT read or rate the review they ask me to read.

I don't like these either...I might ignore, I might leave a message or I might read it though! If I do read it I normally do leave a message saying that messages are not the done thing

Spamming GBs and touting for reads are both against Ciao's rules, based on past experiences. You could report them under either of these rules breaches.

Request that they read the Terms and Conditions carefully 47 times.

I just ignore them completely and would probably never read anything they ever right from then onwards, no matter how interested I would be in it!

I have found recently that reporting people to Ciao is just a waste of time as they never do anything about it. A recent complaint about a revenge rating has been ignored so many times that as part of the complaint i do every week i know put in 'read the comment they left on my review'

If it someone I 'know' I tend to read, but I won't read a random stranger just becasue they posted in my GB. If they took the time to read and rate one of mine whilst they were in the vicinity I might consider it. Although I probably would go to their review list and choose a different review to read if something appealed.

Ailran wrote:

I have found recently that reporting people to Ciao is just a waste of time as they never do anything about it.

Not so I regularly report Aaron just for a laugh and they always take action.

I've been getting more and more pleas lately from people asking me to read their reviews or add them to my cot. I usually ignore them, although really I should warn them that asking is against the sites T&C's. Lisa x

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koshkha wrote:

just this week someone got themselves to the top of the 'most read' list by spamming just about every other member on a review that most of us wouldn't have given a second glance.

Well maybe Ciao have acted, as one such account has disappeared.

Yep. The Ciao-bots really pulled off a surprise bit of action there. It seemed a bit harsh to me to delete the person but I suppose they have to be consistent. I'm guessing there must have been a lot of complaints.

One has disappeared has it, maybe I should go back and see if they have done something about my revenge rates this time around then lol!

Good to hear some action taken. I don't have much sympathy for spammers like this, especially when they revel in such bad-spirited activites. I generally ignore these transparent pleas, but remember them well enough to not read their reviews. I'm a mean SoB when i want to be.

Yeah I noticed that one such account had gone, if it is youthful (in Ciao years) exuberance then a polite reminder should suffice rather than deletion but if it is a serial abuser they they are right to delete the account.

Ciao is BIG BROTHER after all!