[ Closed ] New AntiSpam

Spam includes more than unsolicited commercial messages. It has become the vehicle for a wide range of threats to online commerce affecting individuals, businesses and network providers. It can lead to the theft of personal data to rob bank and credit card accounts (identity theft); online fraud luring individuals to counterfeit websites (phishing); the collection of personal information through illicit access to computer systems (spyware); and false or misleading representations in the online marketplace.

Businesses are victimized by the counterfeiting of business websites to defraud individuals and businesses (spoofing). Network providers – recognizing that spam represents 75 to 90 percent of all email traffic – are forced to invest ever-increasing resources to prevent spam from entering their networks. Once established, spam slows networks down, and spam-borne viruses and other malicious software (malware) are used to operate networks of "zombie" computers (botnets) without their owners' knowledge. These network attacks threaten the stability of the Internet and online services.

He forgot his links, it's merely an attempted spam.  Or someone from India who is trying to be helpful.

I've noticed some "aggressive advertising" by filament / kapton tape providers.
Should we limit the number of commercial postings for a vendor?
I don't want to weigh people down, but some things walk the line of spam.

That's not a bad idea.

Buy/Sell/Trade is for them already

Establish some rules.  This way you have some guidelines to help with banning a user. 

Idea:  1. Vendors cannot PM users with offers for products (looking at you polyimide tape)

....That was a bunch of bs.  Id slap my ban stick all over that.