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Re:Reddit banned me for developing Geddit by Kye on Saturday August 24, 2024 @08:46AM (#41337869)
Spam is not just unsolicited commercial messages. Remember: Stupid Pointless Annoying Message.

The worst I see on Twitter when I peek in come from checkmarks. Cryptocurrency shills are some of the worst offenders and they seem to have taken over.

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Re:Reddit banned me for developing Geddit by latexr on Sunday August 25, 2024 @05:15AM (#41345800)
> Remember: Stupid Pointless Annoying Message.

That looks to be retrofitted, not the origin of the term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming#Etymology

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Re:Reddit banned me for developing Geddit by Kye on Sunday August 25, 2024 @08:07AM (#41346713)
I know. It's also one of the meanings.
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