I doubt.
[1.] He is looking to increase his activities
[2.] Is trying to get some backlinks.

Both from above or one of the above is true I guess.

On the other hand, haven't we seen some great forum members used to do even worse? Copied none English articles, translated it and posting without any reference link, telling it's in their opinion or translating an English article from internet and posting it on their local boards without giving any link at all? If they can become celebrity then why can't these newbies try the footprint. Although I doubt the same in the case of this spammer Basiyu.

Let's not restrict the newbies too much. They already have many restrictions. It's better to report if something looks odd.