A bunch of newly made accounts, possibly even with similar mail providers and connecting from the same region to post on the same game?
A bunch of new accounts on a platform is nothing really surprising in itself. Similar mail providers sounds like a reach, doubt it's the case, since we're neither in the same country, timezone or even part of the globe. If a title gets a post on Reddit (or any other place) and it attracts attention, then it creates traffic. Nothing weird here.
the same game would get spam comments several times a day, each day. I saw it happening on some games. You could go there any time of the day and there were fresh spam comments.
Then feel free to block spam comments. Limit amount of comments. Penalize accounts. Upgrade account creation bot-prevention measures.
But for all the countermeasures to block legitimate accounts from posting comments for months, without any way to get in contact, get verified or remedy the situation, except for crying loud enough until somebody starts giving a damn - that's insane.
"I do not think so.
Comments are still being made. Lots of them. "
Citing this way, cause the quoting function is absolutely horrendous and doesn't allow me to do what it's supposed to.
Interestingly enough neither I, nor my friends aren't in the elite group of people, who can make comments. And considering Your argument is basically "well, other people can comment", I assume there are tons of people like us, that You don't even know about.
Besides, what do I honestly care if other people can make comments, when I know for a fact I can't and I'm not the only one? I understand the issues that come with spam, but I'm not buying the idea that prohibiting actual humans from having an interaction with a developer and a chance to give feedback affects the experience, popularity and thus potential income.
As people have pointed out in the threads You linked, the issue was mostly links. Blocking a hyperlink from a comment is possible without crippling real accounts. Like easily. Dozens or hundreds of spam links also doesn't equal a single feedback comment per week or month, but even that can't be posted here.
Whatever sort of "solution" this was supposed to be, it's silly, unfair and borderline incompetent. Going into a game's page and seeing comments, but not being able to post anything yourself, losing whatever you post, because you don't even have access to it and then being tied up in a pointless Support ticket circle is not a way to live.
But I think that's enough, my question has been answered and even if I consider this whole ordeal asinine, there's nothing we can do with it and arguing reasons or consequences of these actions won't lead anywhere anyway.
Thank You all and peace out! Free to lock thread.