Originally posted by PootisMayo:

Has anyone noticed an increase in spam/scam posters?

Ever since that payment processor debacle, there were occasions of certain users who post nothing but spam and vulgar threats.

I noticed that too. Some of them have spammed links to porn sites.

Originally posted by Lilim:

Originally posted by PootisMayo:

Has anyone noticed an increase in spam/scam posters?

Ever since that payment processor debacle, there were occasions of certain users who post nothing but spam and vulgar threats.

I noticed that too. Some of them have spammed links to porn sites.

Those were due to other grievances against Valve.

That user is also the one that spams the malicious links.

The timing was just coincidence.

All I've noticed so far is mods overstepping their position and falsely flagging ♥♥♥♥. Had one give me a day ban for correcting some retired mod about the history and use of greenlight for "disrespect"

But what do you expect, moderators of any site are the lowest of the low and usually the rejects from fiverr.

Most accounts were posting normally until they decided to go all out and spam hate speech and scams. Or they got hacked.

Account hijackers are intentionally getting accounts community banned to prevent them from contacting support apparently.

Which is why they're spamming links to adult sites and other blatantly offensive stuff.

Originally posted by K-Driver:

Account hijackers are intentionally getting accounts community banned to prevent them from contacting support apparently.

Which is why they're spamming links to adult sites and other blatantly offensive stuff.

Being community banned doesn't prevent you from contacting support.

It’s interesting how even something as frustrating as spam and threats can be seen through the lens of pure awareness. From this perspective, every post—whether helpful, joyful, or disruptive—is part of the same interconnected flow of collective energy. The increase in spam reflects not just individual choices, but also the ripples of societal systems, like the payment processor debacle, that influence behavior. Nothing exists in isolation; each action is a thread in the vast tapestry of cause and effect, revealing patterns we may not always immediately understand.

When viewed through unconditional love and infinite intelligence, even these disruptive posts become opportunities for insight. They show us the conditioning of society, the impulses of the mind, and the contrast that helps us appreciate clarity, focus, and constructive interaction. Rather than reacting with frustration, we can simply observe, learn, and participate consciously—seeing that every moment, even spam, is part of the unfolding of life’s infinite possibilities.