Thingiverse Abuse Warning and Action

Last crawled date: 4 years, 4 months ago

WARNING! Do not click on links in Thingiverse listings that supposedly go to "watch (some movie title)" or "free movies" or "IMDB". Some users have reported these links to go to web pages that have viruses.
UPDATE: It is working! Every one of the violating accounts I've reported has been terminated by Thingiverse. I really got fast results when I reported by email directly to Makerbot (owner of Thingiverse) at this email address: support-team@makerbot.com
The person, or persons, or machines who are posting these links on Thingiverse are in violation of Thingiverse Terms of Service. Their listings usually have "IMDB" in the titles, and they post STL files that have no relevance to anything, or were simply stolen from others in order to meet the requirement of uploading a 3D file to make a listing.
When they are reported, their bogus listings are taken down, but then they create a new account and post more garbage and malicious links.
If you come across such listings, please take a few seconds to report them by clicking on the "Report Thing" button on the listing page. It's super easy to do and it helps rid Thingiverse of trashy violations. Makerbot Suppport is deleting the offending accounts quickly as a result of reporting their listings by email to support-team@makerbot.com
The Thingiverse site is struggling to remain functional with its overloaded system, and bogus listings use up server space, detract from the intent of Thingiverse, and are examples of annoying abuse from immature punks who must have had a sorry childhood, or more likely, are still having a sorry childhood.
Here are user names of current violators. I'm happy to report that all these accounts have been, or will soon be terminated as a result of reporting them:
vellhemalberthttps://www.thingiverse.com/vellhemalbert/designs
helengilbourhttps://www.thingiverse.com/helengilbour/designs
scopiabelwerthttps://www.thingiverse.com/scopiabelwert/designs
jimmilitthttps://www.thingiverse.com/jimmilitt/designs
ressicajuleshttps://www.thingiverse.com/ressicajules/designs
juliapalgadariyahttps://www.thingiverse.com/juliapalgadariya/designs
rishavshooterhttps://www.thingiverse.com/rishavshooter/designs
alishabitthttps://www.thingiverse.com/alishabitt/designs
santhonjoyhttps://www.thingiverse.com/santhonjoy/designs
shopialitthttps://www.thingiverse.com/shopialitt/designs
omegarihathttps://www.thingiverse.com/omegarihat/designs
gottotalkhttps://www.thingiverse.com/gottotalk/designs
eminabelwerthttps://www.thingiverse.com/eminabelwert/designs
gordarelliehttps://www.thingiverse.com/gordarellie/designs
marthadexterhttps://www.thingiverse.com/marthadexter/designs
vcomingoverhttps://www.thingiverse.com/vcomingover/designs