Well, a lot of people using is supposed to be the point of it.

don't you think they're made to take a beating?

Secondly, the excess traffic for no real reason just clogs up pipes
About that, I donīt know enough to have an opinion.

About spammers retaliating, I'm not so sure what they can do. I donīt think they will flood me even more out of spite. And even if they do, maybe we would have a lot less new spammers in the future.