It's not "normal" necessarily (especially with a newbie account involved)
He is an newbie but he has been here since 2015. Definitley, earning merits is not one of his concerns.
I think what made Dabs go through the user's last posts is this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5169623.msg52639023You may disagree with Dabs on this but it can't be considered as abuse in any way.