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So flag the article as SPAM and move on. Why kick the user off the site?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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There wasn't enough material on that profile to make me certain that the problem is with the post only. 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Exactly.
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No.
The user's only contribution to the site is a spam article. The user is a spammer. Therefore, the user deserves to be kicked off the site.
I can accept your regular argument that a zero-tolerance policy with abusive comments is often an over-reaction. But a zero-tolerance policy to spam is perfectly reasonable. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: But a zero-tolerance policy to spam is perfectly reasonable
I disagree. Often people who post spam do not realize what they are doing is wrong. CP allows advertising in your signature and in your profile so it is very reasonable to think that CP allows you to write an article on how to use your software.
And in this particular case, the user has been a member for over 1 year.
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Links in your signature is one thing; posting an "article" full of links to your company, where the text is basically just your company's price list, is completely different.
And in the unlikely event that this was a genuine mistake, the user can always contact the hamsters to ask for his account to be reinstated.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: the user can always contact the hamsters to ask for his account to be reinstated.
That's a good solution. When I join a site and get violently kicked off, my first thought is to email hamsters@site.com.
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And thinks his nom de plume is a brilliant disguise.
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