I don't know - in this day and age, anyone stupid enough to click on what is clearly a SPAM link deserves what they get, imo. If that means the moron in question has to format their hard drive and start over (or pay someone to do it for them,) so be it.
I generally agree with what you're saying, but am really bothered by the fact that you feel it necessary to speak to the other posters of this forum as if we're all your children. In fact, the very existence of this thread annoys me enough that I'll probably bump a SPAM thread just to irritate you (and I have a feeling I won't be the only one to do so.) I tend to do that sort of thing when someone with absolutely no authority over me tries to tell me what (or what not) to do.
Just in case you need a reminder: You're not a mod. You have no say over what anyone else does here.
1. You will notice that I am trying very hard to make this a polite request, not a demand.
2. I have provided reasoning, including the fact that some spam links track back to this site, increasing the probability of more spam in the future when the links are clicked as the site is identified as a fertile one.
3. I have spoken like an adult to adults. If you feel like a child when adult advice is given, that is your inference, not my implication.
4. I have only bumped the thread when someone has bumped a spam thread as a reminder.
5. I know I am not a mod. But, I won't assume that you are speaking to me like a child for having said so. I will assume you were speaking as an adult to an adult.
Moving on.
