Not specific to this case but it is also possible that one puppeteer controls a number of accounts. If they deem it their right to sign up to campaigns on the basis they paid to buy accounts or took time to build rank, you cannot change their mindset. By far the majority of these accounts that get caught are not just a one-off they part of an account farm.
Leaving aside for a moment whether TheSpiral is being truthful or not, he stated he purchased his account in 2015 therefore before the merit system. I asked for discussion to agree consensus as to when tagging sold/purchased accounts would be deemed acceptable without raising controversy but there was no clear position agreed
Tagging Accounts Sellers And Tagging Traded/Sold/Bought Accounts The days of buying
old accounts to try to pass off new tokens and coins as legitimate, are in the past. It is specifically about signature campaigns and with that the possibility of DT infiltration of nefarious actors. Also, if the puppeteer controls one account and profits from it, why not expand the process to as many accounts as they can control.
For a long time, people would buy established accounts for the sake of promoting a new coin or token - which were often scams - to make it looks like reputable members of the forum were endorsing them. This is originally why some DT considered the act of purchasing an account to be redtag-worthy.
Nowadays people buy these accounts mainly for the purpose of enrolling in a signature campaign. They take the earnings they have made from sig campaigns and re-invest them in the purchase of a second, third, fourth or fifth account. So I highly doubt this member is at all "new." They probably have multiple accounts currently enrolled in campaigns.
Do you think if they are "only" going to participate in signature campaigns they are not worth the red tag? Or maybe just a neutral tag? If they want to do it honestly they can build up an alt account, but that takes time without getting money for writing. I would say that if they are able to get enough merits, and nowadays it is not that difficult with the number of review threads and that are offered, also forum members like The Skeptical Chemist, in about 8 months they can start getting paid with Mr Member rank. There doesn't seem to be a lack of campaigns lately either. I think it is very benevolent to assume that they are "only" going to participate in signature campaigns when they are bypassing the merit system.