There is a possibility if recalibrated his approach when interacting with others, it might change the perception others hold for him. Maybe he has already started changing because the OP last posted on 23rd May even though he has logged in today. If he decided to scale back his constant spamming and now will pay attention to the number of his posts that were being merged by moderators, that is a good place to start.
He's probably been given a warning.