I don't think it's really tag spam if you're doing a follow up post to a post in which the whole tag list was previously tagged, and previously tagged because they had exhibited interest in the activity. I assume you are apologizing for it because you saw - who? - respond to the "best of" post complaining about tag spam, but no one had heard of the "best of" idea until that link when whoever is running it launched it. No one had heard of it or expressed interest. It was not the same situation.
I'm also Canadian. I apologize for everything. We get so much unsolicited content in our digital lives that it seems best to be as unobtrusive as possible. I inherited most of those tags from TNG's original editable poem, and I don't know for sure how many people participated or were even interested. If someone from the original tag was disinterested at the start, and is now getting more tagging because of it, how annoying is that? just trying my best to be a concerned and conscientious internet citizen.