Shot down verts always aim at the player if they are within a certain distance. It's designed that way.
At base, it's easier to just run when they get close to avoid impact/splash damage.
Not much they can do if they're sticking to the use of their defunct accounts. Could be it's the first time they've came back since before getting booted.
Two of them are mine though...
No.
Let's just say it's a lot more than you'd think anyway and they bother just about every aspect of the site. Forums, images, mod uploads, articles... Multiple times a day.
Yeah, there's no point in listing them, it's generally bots, or at most generic spammers that couldn't care anyway.
Plus, if we listed them in the bans sections the place would be flooded with the damn things daily.
It's a known issue and we are working on combating it, despite how prolific their spam uploads have been.
Don't download anything from such a page, or follow any links presented on them - and yes, please report them when noticed, it helps.