Of course someone who makes a bunch of throwaway comments on their own posts is a spammer. That doesn't make someone who does nothing but self promote in a mor

Of course someone who makes a bunch of throwaway comments on their own posts is a spammer. That doesn't make someone who does nothing but self promote in a more naive way less of a spammer. Anyone who is seen as self-promoting is viewed with suspicion. /Especially/ if that is /all/ they do on Reddit or HN. I personally think it is ok to post one's own blog, even if it has ads, if the content is interesting. But if that is all you do for a community...I don't know. Seems like bad form to me.