Alright so we all know we got spam bots recently (a ton)
Mods do their best to delete them and their post but they cant be everywhere all the time.
Spam bots register and post in a forum to advertise a product, or to make you download a virus. that's the first reason why you shouldnt click on their links or reply to them.
When you create a new post, under the box where you write, you can tick "
notify me when a reply is posted". Spambots got this
option ticked, so when you reply to them, even if you are asking to close the topic,
THEY RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION E-MAIL and they think "Oh, someone replied, the advertising works, lets post
MORE!"
So if you dont want more bots here, just trust moderators and
DO NOT REPLY TO SPAMBOTS it will only make them come back, again, again, and again.
If a thread is not locked/deleted (usually in artist corner or server sections because mods dont visit regulary those sections [this is not a flame]), send a PM to a moderator, with a direct link to the thread.
Ofcourse if it is a post and not a thread we're doomed
thanks.