What's the policy on self-promotional spam?

This guy just submits dozens (edit: actually 417!) of items linked to his own artist page (which I'm guessing he created himself) with completely bogus sources: https://equipboard.com/pros/aidenjude/apple-airpods

He claims the gear "can be seen from time to time in his socials" but doesn't actually provide a source that includes the gear. Seems like he's just reposting his cringey IG feed here.

I get that artists want to promote themselves, and maybe he does actually use all this gear. But if he doesn't provide sources or evidence of using them, it's just spam isn't it?

I get that artists want to promote themselves, and maybe he does actually use all this gear. But if he doesn't provide sources or evidence of using them, it's just spam isn't it?

y'know, we're not a source for people's EPKs.... I see all of it as spam, its not well intentioned to create your own artist page for the purpose of puffing yourself up like a blowfish but my views here are well known

Yeah I think this is pretty clearly not well intentioned. I've done some fairly critical reviewing of his gear now. I didn't go through the plug-ins and VSTs, most of which have no source provided at all.

Yeah I think this is pretty clearly not well intentioned. I've done some fairly critical reviewing of his gear now. I didn't go through the plug-ins and VSTs, most of which have no source provided at all.

I used to be fairly active asking people not to do this when i would spot these circle-jerk submissions, but I've stepped back lately because there are just so many kids doing this stuff it would take me all day every day to find them all and write a polite little note in the comments. I've got a studio to rewire, records to mix and.... oh yeah, a 7 year old to raise. There's been a lot of discussion amongst the admins and mods about how to prevent this going forward without making it too hard for people to add new artists who may be lesser known but nonetheless meet the site's notoriety criteria.... to date I don't think the admins have come up with a way to filter out every self-made pro page although it as at one time worse. Anyway...

EDIT: I really miss when you built notoriety on the street, not through youtube and social media. I remember when every band and each member HAD to start a myspace.... that was the end of the old model for new acts. This model may allow for more merit based success at times where a really great track might get internet traction and rocket an artist to worlwide success without a label but the old model of playing shows or DJing if you were a solo dance musician and promoting on a real in person level was merit-based in a 'doing the leg work' sense. If you weren't willing to travel, perform constantly, distribute flyers, hang at the merch table etc (I could go on and on about all the irritating things I've had to do when i wanted to be making music only to stall at regional success and plummet) it didn't matter how cool your music was. It took talent and hard work just to become locally known and it generally weeded out the lazy and unreliable.