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by pyre 5180 days ago

  > So I could see Kickstarter considering it a violation
  > of the "Don't post obscene, hateful, or objectionable
  > content. If you do we will remove it and suspend you."
  > guideline.
I hate speculation like this. If Kickstarter considered it in violation of that part of their TOS, then why not explicitly state so rather than saying that she was 'encouraging spam' and that spam is in violation of the TOS? Chances are that they did not consider it a violation of those terms.
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According to the OP post, the violation was of Community Guidelines. Those can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines

It was not speculation.

What's your reasoning? Nowhere in the KS guidelines does it say you're not allowed to receive spam, only that you're not allowed to generate spam for your project. Please advise?
You should never engage a troll/netstalker. Ignoring them is the best approach, always. They feed on your engagement and get frustrated and go away looking for other targets if you ignore them.

If they become real-world stalkers, get a restraining order.