Are the spammers getting tired or something?

[Vulpis]

My sense of humor almost wonders if Mike is a 'Reverse Nigerian Prince' thing. (If you've never heard the joke, the idea is there's this prince sitting on piles of money that he can't *give* away..)
I wonder if Mike is someone who wants to legitimately use the board, but is convinced the subscription system is broken somehow. :-) Unlikely, I know.