Yes.
The list goes on.

Hmmm yes. That's spectacular investigative journalism, man. Did it occur to you (even for a second) that replying to these nonsense posts with complete sarcasm was exactly the purpose?

Surely you did notice that, back then, I couldn't even participate in signature bounties, because I was still a Newbie.

Eventually I quit the sarcasm and started reporting these posts. Mostly not because it was spam, but because people like you didn't understand my replies were meant to be sarcastic.
Oh but please go on with your list. Surprise us.