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Award spam points to users to encourage reporting of spam and bots
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To encourage users to report spam and bot accounts award "spam points" to users when an account they reported is suspended for spam or bot reasons.
Full description of the ideaSpam and bots come in waves on LJ, and by the time a new wave
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I'm not sure on this. A lot of people have reported seeing very obvious spambots get suspended and then unsuspended -- would that remove a point from users who'd reported them?
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All points would be displayed on the high score page. I don't think displaying the points on the profile, like support points, would be a good idea, but maybe a user's rank is displayed instead. But I kind of like the idea of only showing it on the high score page.
Would there be vgift trophies for spam hunters?
I don't think that's really necessary.
Further, if someone is shown as being a high scorer, does this give their reports more credence?
I don't think so, no. A higher score doesn't necessarily indicate being any better at spotting a bot account. It could just mean that you've been doing it longer.
Ultimately this shouldn't change how the Abuse team investigates spam/bot reports at all, excepting the increase in volume.
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