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RE: Steemit, Free Speech, Censorship and.... Comment Spam
The flag is intended for spam. Generic copy/paste comments without any relevance to the content they comment upon and a plea for upvotes are spam. However, a reply stating the cause for a flag would be appropriate in case it is just a newcomer to blogging and not an actual malicious user.
Oh, and BTW, nice post. Upvote & follow me plz!
runs away, giggling
@jacobtothe, thanks for the comment, following!
I just haven't seen any particular consensus on treatment of such comments, although I totally agree it's spam. And it does make any site look a bit dodgy, if allowed to reach any kind of volume...
This would be where responsible use of flags can make spam invisible. If spammy newcomers doesn't respond to constructive replies, their comments can be flagged to the point where they're automatically hidden. It isn't censorship to indicate disapproval for abusive behavior that way.
hahahaha, you are a trouble maker Jacob LOL