For every spammy post you see Fabulist and I probably see a dozen. We both stay very active keeping the forum clear and the auto-moderation actually does catch most things (but not all, obviously). It was decided early on that active moderation and putting up with a little short-lived spam was preferable to introducing hurdles for legitimate users and stifling conversation. I still think this is the correct call. There are plenty of lurkers here who decide to register and make a post when they suddenly need information right away - for example for a car issue - and it doesn't benefit them or our community to put in cooling off periods. Plus, it wouldn't help; the robot spammers would just adapt and work around it. By the way, almost all of the spam here is bot generated and not an actual person creating accounts or making posts.
This one, interestingly, offers a "prostitution certificate" amongst its professional certifications. I wonder what that certification entails... :dodgy:
