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[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It might be a coincidence but the OP was called out here in the comments last week: https://voat.co/v/Linux/comments/1284835

I've just checked the author of all the zdnet articles submitted a nd gone to his bio page:

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge, PC operating system; 300bps was a fast Internet connection; WordStar was the state of the art word pro…cessor; and we liked it.His work has been published in everything from highly technical publications (IEEE Computer, ACM NetWorker, Byte) to business publications (eWEEK, InformationWeek, ZDNet) to popular technology (Computer Shopper, PC Magazine, PC World) to the mainstream press (Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, BusinessWeek

http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/steven-j-vaughan-nichols/#author-bio.

Given the SN name here, there's a very fair chance you are replying to the author of that article.

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[–] Troll 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It's not a coincidence. It says right there that sjvn is him. Look, I have no problem people promoting their own writing here. If I had a Linux related website I'd post my stuff here as well, I'd even tell you guys that it was me and I'd pay Voat ads for it, I don't give a shit I play in an open field. What I really fucking dislike is his corporate cocksucking, his Microsoft is now good and loves Linux bullshit he's being paid to spread around here. Like I've said several times before, Microsoft loves Linux unless you're using it. They love it on their servers and their networks, because Windows is complete fucking garbage for everything these days, they hate it on your computers.

I don't know what is to be done with this shill. I'll leave it to you, you're the mod around here. But I will call him out, fuck that guy.

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[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Let's see how(or if) he responds first. Either way I'll make a sticky thread asking what the users here want. If the users here on v/linux decide to classify this as spam and want it removed on that basis then I'll do that like I do on v/sports. Here's what the Voat FAQ says for example:

Can I submit links to sites I operate?

Submitting only links to sites you operate (or are associated with), without submitting other, unrelated links, is considered spamming. If you submit niche content (for example gaming videos from your own YouTube channel), you should create your own subverse and submit the content only to that subverse. If majority of the links you submit are to sites you are associated with, your domains may be globally banned from Voat. To be on the safe side, if you submit 10 links to various subverses on Voat, at most 2 of the 10 submitted links may be to the sites you are associated with.

The last guy we called out has stopped posting.

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[–] Kleyno 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

You mean he is self promoting?

Tut tut.

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[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Probably yea. I mean there's nothing wrong with it if you are declaring it's your work and also submitting other articles. I think most sites allow a 10/1 or 5/1 ratio of other articles to your own self promotion , but he's not doing that, it's mostly his stuff. The last guy we(someone on this board, can't remember who) questioned on this just stopped posting without answering.

@sjvn is that your article?

@Needlestack if you're interested.