A few commenters have chimed in at Curbed on its “Chicago’s hottest brokers” contest, and they’re not happy about what they see.

Commenter untitledreality opines: “Please have the heart to excuse Mark from this nonsense, his NYC counterparts conceived this garbage.”

It’s a sad reality of the real estate business that agents need to be very concerned about their personal safety. This contest, for reasons that are readily apparent, only exacerbates their risk.