Constant Spam Threads

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Originally Posted by frcguy

Not a bad idea, except I think it would need to be limited to users with a post count over a certain number - 100 maybe? Otherwise I can see threads disappearing left and right as a new form of "trolling".

There definitely is a potential for abuse, but I don't think it would really actually happen. Most (not all) controversial posts are not the start of a thread, so I think the only case where we would see abuse is blind trolling, not in response to controversy. I really don't think there are many people on CD who engage in that type of trolling, but I am not a mod, so I don't know. However, there are plenty of ways to reduce the chances of abuse even further. I already mentioned some, and you mentioned one as well (though I would just use the same criteria for being able to give real reputation), and there are plenty of other safeguards that could be added. All of these spam accounts (and also real-person trolls) follow very specific patterns, so it is possible to have very specific criteria for what is considered potential spam.