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<p dir="auto">Firstly I suspect you'll be surprised how many of them will be quite happy to argue the toss - we already get quite a lot that follow up on the suspension message by protesting their innocence and I certainly don't need any more. I hadn't actually noticed that the contact link you gave wasn't the usual support one but still.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I agree. You are already doing more than enough. I am happy to seed a group to deal with anyone who challenges the suspension.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Secondly I very much doubt any of them will stop what they're going just because you send them an email - most of them will never even notice as they create a new email account for each client that they probably never look at again and even if they do it's not like they actually care about following rules.</p>
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<p dir="auto">There appears to be a perceived impression that posting SEO backlinks and "business listing" profiles on OpenStreetMap are acceptable (it isn't). We've been very soft touch in the past. Sending a message when an account is suspended, especially if done soon after the spam has been posted, applies a little pressure and hopefully makes the spammers notice of futile the efforts are.</p>
<p dir="auto">Examples of OpenStreetMap being promoted as a suitable location to post spammy SEO backlinks or posting "business profiles":</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_VtvmfxK4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_VtvmfxK4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://urionseo.com/how-to-enhance-your-seo-with-openstreetmap-a-step-by-step-backlink-guide/" rel="nofollow">https://urionseo.com/how-to-enhance-your-seo-with-openstreetmap-a-step-by-step-backlink-guide/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsqXT6T4ZoY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsqXT6T4ZoY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ky_ncvXBrs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ky_ncvXBrs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R--8KMmy3is" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R--8KMmy3is</a></li>
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<p dir="auto">There's also the problem that in many cases we are deleting account from five years ago and we don't really want to remind people that they had a "listing" that has now been removed.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Agreed. I don't see value in sending a message to an account that hasn't been active in a long period of time. It is very likely after a 180 days the spammer has moved on.</p>
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<p dir="auto">On a detail level you proposed text tells them to follow a link to an appeals process but there is no such process documented at that link that I can see.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes, the draft email needs to revised. It is a starting point.</p>
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