Not true. Again, if the post is true, the requirement would be also for the person to then engage in a discussion with the spammer. We don't know the details regarding that, and will never know. If you are being harassed, report it.

Not sure about you, but if I saw a spammer on my site, and saw two users discussing things back and forth behind the scenes, I might draw the conclusion they are in collusion.

The OP is, after all, an artist, and might have used the spammer to help draw more attention to their situation. That's not unheard of.

It's also fair to say that KickStarter would be fairly negligent if they did* read the messages between two users.

So, once again, unless someone has proof of anything, it's all speculative right now.

Edit: The OP's bio, it says she is a Brand Developer and runs a convention focusing on Radial Performers.

It says a whole lot more than that: http://rachelmarone.com/sample-page/

> a narrative full of chaos, trend-starting, performance art, social commentary, and philosophical discussion

Yeah, and the more I read, I realize how easily what I said above could be true. Still, I have no proof, and await it.

I wonder if it's an artistic statement that her page touting web & counter-culture bona fides and general hot messiness still has the WP default title "sample-page." ;)

In all seriousness, getting banned sucks. 'The customer is always right' isn't a bad mentality to have even for startups, and even when the customer is the product.