One misconception I see about spam labeling: "I'm a real human. I'm not a bot."

Claiming "I'm not a bot" doesn't change the quality of your content. If you're farming replies and not being thoughtful, that's spam.

And saying "Oh, I was just hoping to make some money, I'll do better in the future" doesn't work. Because every spammer will say the same thing.

It's not hard to not be spammy. Just cast a little less, be a little more thoughtful.

"Why do you keep telling people what to do?"
"Stop being a hall monitor!"
"People aren't going to change."

Sure, but better to be clear upfront when we start tweak the spam labeling algorithms.

re: hall monitor — yes, I am. Quality is what drives growth, that requires rules and taste. If you don't like those rules / taste, use or build another client. Beauty of a decentralized system.

And to be clear: if you're just casting in your own timeline or channels, algo won't care about it. It's when you start taxing other people's attention (and potentially making the experience worse for others), that you might get labeled.

If I’m being honest rn, getting into the spam list should serve more as deterrence to others(brewing bad actors). That way it would continually drive the qualitative algorithm we so desire. More or less like inducing orderliness through sanctions. 

But what I feel(even though I know you prolly would take it as a grain of salt) is that there could be warning strikes(getting them into a temporary limbo list) for the first 2 times which would have a duration attached. And when they keep spamming right after then there could be a decision as you deem fit. 

I mean this is a decentralized space but a little level of compliance in the most basic ways shouldn’t be so difficult to secure.

This is just a thought, not like it matters or anything xD.