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I get that, but hear me out... it's just as likely that they're an obsessive compulsive, possibly on the autism spectrum, who can't stand letting someone have the last word.
https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/09/15/autism-obsessive-behavior-why-i-cant-always-let-things-go-as-an-autistic-person/
https://www.asd-forum.org.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/28892-arguing-with-other-asd-people-someone-always-has-to-have-the-last-word/
Now, I'm no clinical psychologist, I'm not competent to make that diagnosis, but I'm sure you've also seen arguments between two people incapable of letting it go.
So if I want to copy paste the same non-response 26 times, I will not get banned for it, as long as I don't say overtly mean things? I would absolutely assume that would get me perma banned if I kept doing it.
As long as it's not a non-sensical response and seems to fit the comment chain, I don't see an inherent problem there.
Example:
"Well, we agree to disagree." full stop. Discussion ended. No, I don't have an issue with that.
If the thread is 52 comments and that's posted 26 times, that is a dead thread. There is an inherent problem with that.
Posting should be an attempt to create discussion. If the poster tries to end discussion in the comments, that's just making noise. Eventually, a community of just noise will die.