They (spammers) look like ants from here
Since adding some basic user visualisation to DotNetKicks.com the other day, I have become slightly addicted to viewing the who's online page. This morning I added colour coding to the users based on their status - green for new users, blue for existing users and red for spammers.
Spammers don't really know that their account has been flagged, although they may notice that their posts have been deleted. When they attempt to post a new like, everything seems fine - they are shown the confirmation page like everyone else. Their story isn't added of course, so our upcoming feed isn't troubled by spammed links to random topics.
What is interesting is how often these spammers come back to the site trying to peddle their dodgy wares. I take a great satisfaction is seeing them squirm hopelessly through their pointless little loops, trying everything and achieving nothing.
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