following the previous thread: AREA moderators, please take action!
The situation keeps repeating because it’s not being addressed at its core. There will be more spam attacks, and there will be more “fake solutions.”
I suggest, as is done on many professional forums, that solutions to one’s own questions not be counted toward their rating. This would eliminate the possibility of spamming and self-promotion.
There are users on the forum with ratings of 7+ based solely on marking their own posts as solutions, often with comments like, “Never mind, I found the answer myself.”