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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
During one of the last massive attacks, the Mods asked us to stop reporting those. They were receiving so many reports, they had to check each one, and it made it impossible to know if the reports were for a different issue being reported that had nothing to do with the active attack.
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This. At a certain point/rate, spam reports stop being helpful and start being spam themselves. Having to wade through page after page of reported spam (each one needing to be checked to determine if it has been dealt with already) so other issues don't get overlooked is counter-productive.
Don't get me wrong. We love how proactive the membership is in helping us to quickly eliminate "normal" spam. But when we make a request that members temporarily suspend that behavior during an attack like this, it's because the help has become as much of a burden as the spam.