This is how newbies try to fish some merits because they think once they open up a topic many members will give some merits to the topic they open up here. So for this its better to report it to moderator for them to asses this kind of action they made.
This unusual way but really possible. Most newbie that do merit bait are targetting beginner's and help section and post there tips and experience. I'm not a fan of Politics board but that's the board that has low chance for you to get some merit especially if you are just starting a copy paste news or political topics
You are right. The problem of the spammer discussed here is not merit. Though I am not a fan of politics and society board. But that's not a board that gives out many merits. The first time I visited that board I understood that it was too vast. Infact some topics that ought to be off topic makes P&S board their aboard. It is just the posts of the old members of this forum that keeps the board valuable till date.
he might be just fishing merit or starting new thread for his alt account have a post quota.
Can you explain to me how creating numerous topics in one account will give the alt account post quota?
Meanwhile, if it's about this topic, the spammer was promoting his off forum site and that is why he doesn't forget to link all his topics to the website