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5 votes

Should spam flag have optional hidden comment?

Use the "spam" flag when you're quite sure that neither the post nor the user account that posted it have any redeeming qualities whatsoever. … The spam flag has side effects such as an automatic downvote, IP blacklisting, etc. So, while we do want to see spam flagged, please be reasonably sure that it is. …
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14 votes

Dealing with blatant spam posts

Here is why: First, six spam flags from the community is sufficient to delete a post. But for a community member to know that something is spam, they have to be able to see it. … Second, the spam flags feed into a variety of new features Stack Exchange has implemented over the past year to control spam network-wide. …
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