that was also one of my biggest complaints when the merger was first taking place, before the spamming even became an issue. i just remember what had happened with orkut, and subsequently killed orkut. i'm on lockdown so i don't have to deal with it personally so much, except for the random screwed up friend adds, and the communities i'm in being spammed. but still, it's like lj should have a much better handle on the spambot issue at this point, since the merger took place years ago and the problem hasn't gone away.