Self-plagiarism is not illegal but it is frowned upon doing it many times even if the content in that thread is not the same or the questions asked is not the same.  We may assume that it's Shamm's alt but we can't be so sure of that unless we can provide proof that we can tell that it is shamm's alt.

@shamm Even though it's not against the rule since it is your own post. My suggestion is that if you want to help newbies as I noticed that you always reply first to the threads created by newbies then you should quote the original post or provide the link. Just always remember everyone's warning and guidance.