So am I assured "they are all banned"? No, they clearly weren't/aren't.
The bot is based on account creation patterns and posting patterns. Obviously there are going to be patterns that haven't been discovered/added to the bot.
Can we have a serious explanation on "nuking" being different to banning?
Again, nuking (only applies to newbies or brand new): Permanent ban + IP ban + deletion of all posts + clearing of profile. Ban: Permanent ban + clearing of profile.
We (researchers) really need to be able to see who is/is not banned.
You'd have to take that up to Cyrus and Theymos.
Heavy account farmers are by default sig spammers. I am not interested in non farmed sig spammers - different issue.
Which is a bigger issue IMO and that's why the other reports should be moved onto another thread, as they tackle a different issue. Dormant backlink bots aren't causing any *real harm*.