Posted by: ZYTHON
People saying yes, mind pointing it out in the rules?
I can't seem to find it myself but I might not be looking hard enough. "Do not post off-topic in any forum or thread." "Use common sense." "Keep your posts on-topic."
tl;dr: It's impossible to do this in a spam thread, therefore you've broken that guideline. Pretty simple.
Longwinded example and explanation: So say someone posts a spam thread about puppies in the Halo Reach forum. You reply, detailing your affection for puppies. That may be on-topic for the thread, but it's spam, and off-topic for the forum. Alternatively, you may try to turn it into a Halo dicussion. That may be on-topic for the forum, but it's off-topic for the spam thread.
So in order to avoid breaking the on-topic guideline, you're better off not replying to spam.
Also, when all else fails: "Keep in mind that this list is not complete and the Bungie.net Moderators have the authority to determine whether a post violates the "no spam" rule or not."
[Edited on 09.14.2011 8:52 AM PDT]