Shady guys who lurk on Yelp and then stalk in-person of the women members of Yelp

Here's proof that this had happened to Ani B, a former member of Yelp. Let me point out that Yelp's staff was negligent in even solving the problem for her. They should have called the police so that the suspect would have been arrested. This is from a PM conversation that Ani B. had with the author of this blog.



Well, it's a bit of a long story...but here it goes.

Since joining yelp this is the 2nd time I've received messages from orange head accounts and troll accounts who had personal information about me such as where I live, where I went to high school, etc. I've never shared this information with any yelper, so it's been scaring me.

On top of that, I had a scary run-in with a man and his friend this weekend while I was out with some friends. He told me saw my profile on Yelp, we talked for a brief moment, and then both went about our individual evenings. When I left the location, him and his friend must also have left and followed me in their car. A friend who was in the car with me noticed we were being followed so we called the police. I feel that Yelp needs to implement at least some privacy features. It's just too dangerous the way it is now.

I took off all of my pictures except one and changed my avatar out of a concern for privacy. I'm considering shutting down this account all together as I have a ton to deal with right now in terms of school and don't want to worry about the potential threat of having a public profile on this site. Even if I do keep my account, I don't think I'll be participating on Talk as often as before. I just don't feel that the site is safe. It was truly great meeting you on Yelp Talk and I hope we'll keep in touch either way.

Best wishes,
Ani

When new Yelp members get attacked on the "Talk" message boards

Here's proof from when Jay M. was attacked on the Talk message boards back in July of 2011. Where it says "This Yelper's account has been closed" were the messages that were posted by Jay M. Notice the terrible way that Amy P. had attacked him. Several people on Yelp LA were vicious enough to have flagged his Yelp account a lot of times,, which caused it to be shut down since he had a new Yelp account. -

This Yelper's account has been closed.

Elite '11

586friends

199reviews

1/27/2011Amy "Dodgers fans are hilarious......-ly sad" P. says:

1) Jay you're a troll who bugs the living feck out of 75% of Yelpers on Talk
2)  I never said anything close to that, it must have been one of the voices in your head.

Since, you're so interested, my breasts are real.

Elite '11

586friends

199reviews

1/27/2011Amy "Dodgers fans are hilarious......-ly sad" P. says:

FYI Marjan, threatening someone via the internet is a FEDERAL crime.
Think I'm wrong ? Look into it.

1/27/2011Mitch L. says:

Sunny, email feedback@yelp.com directly.

Forgive me, Javier, for a script has auto-hotlinked a portion of my text, you bastard.

Elite '11

136friends

124reviews

1/27/2011Valerie "on hiatus" C. says:

mercury in retrograde.

1/27/2011 from Yelp for iPhone

This Yelper's account has been closed.

1/27/2011Mitch L. says:

Fuck, where is that picture of Marjan's butt? I thought I saved it.

I was gonna send it to you, Sunny, to help the feds ID her.

Elite '11

586friends

199reviews

1/27/2011Amy "Dodgers fans are hilarious......-ly sad" P. says:

Why not you just get a damned life and stopped creating six ()?) fake profiles, Marjan.

Elite '11

586friends

199reviews

1/27/2011Amy "Dodgers fans are hilarious......-ly sad" P. says:

^ don't

1/27/2011 from Yelp for iPhone

This Yelper's account has been closed.

1/27/2011Mitch L. says:

sa_s? SARS? Why the hell would my mom be named SARS? What the hell you babbling about?

I was sure I'd saved that pic of Marjan's buttox. I must be slipping.

Important details to remember about the "Talk" message boards and the truth about the ROTD system

The truth about the ROTD(Review Of The Day) system -

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This is yelps Review of the Day or ROTD as yelpers call it.

Yelp says it is voted by yelpers, using the useful funny and cool buttons.

We all know this is not the case.

The Community managers randomly choose these ROTD's and usually choose business that have paid the extortion fee or the advertising fee as yelp likes to call it.

Either that or the CM will choose a member for the ROTD that they "like".

It has nothing to do with being "voted" by members.

If you the reader do decide to join yelp, it is advised not to join in the threads for at least five months. The subject matter of the threads might not be anything a mature person may want to participate in

Why, you might ask? Because yelp members can flag you and have your new account closed, if they decide they don't like you. Here's a few examples of message board threads on very immature topics and this is just the tip of the iceberg because most of the time the threads are all about immature topics or full of drama -

Why Don't Women Wear Bras When They Go Grocery Shopping On Sunday Mornings?

Category: Relationships & Dating

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51friends

21reviews

6/19/2011Cameron "On A Scale From 1 to Awesome...I'm Super-Good" X. says:

Now I'm not complaining, but it's something I've noticed. What's up with that? Is it a fashion statement that 

Dog Butt Chewing

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0friends

2reviews

6/20/2011Susan "Sue" B. says:

Okay, I seriously don't want to gross anyone out but I'm wondering if anyone out there has a similar problem with their dog.  Mine recently has been chewing, skidding, and gnawing on her rear end. I gave her a deep bath/flea treatment but it hasn't helped. My guess is that she needs her anal gland emptied. I took her to a local Petco and had the bath/gland treatment about a year ago. I'm not sure if they really did the gland thing because I wasn't there to watch.  Adler Vet does it but charges a lot because I would have to pay for her visit (min $50) and then for the actually gland treatment.  I can't seem to do it myself without feeling like I'm violating her and/or gagging. Do any of you peeps out there know of a reasonable place that will do this

Guys who shave their chests

Category: Relationships & Dating

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166friends

275reviews

5/30/2011Anna "Double Rainbows! What do they mean??" A. says:

Of course, actors and models usually do.

What's your opinion of guys who are neither who shave their chests? Manly or not? Should a man have