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It seems obvious right?
But it's not. It is a slang term that has no hard definition. It gets used very differently by different people.
I think most people more or less agree on the definition, but there are outliers who need it spelled out for them.

By posting a definition in the TOS or elsewhere, it could shut-down some unintentional spamming, and also makes the trolling a bit harder.
In past I have used this: "Spam being defined as irrelevant posts, chronic reposting, or advertising"
But due to some extreme retardation in past, I would add "Spam can take any form of message. Comments, posts, private messages, phone calls, smoke-signals, or other".

It seems obvious right? But it's not. It is a slang term that has no hard definition. It gets used very differently by different people. I think most people more or less agree on the definition, but there are outliers who need it spelled out for them. By posting a definition in the TOS or elsewhere, it could shut-down some unintentional spamming, and also makes the trolling a bit harder. In past I have used this: "*Spam being defined as irrelevant posts, chronic reposting, or advertising*" But due to some extreme retardation in past, I would add "*Spam can take any form of message. Comments, posts, private messages, phone calls, smoke-signals, or other*".

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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

How about someone who only posts hooktube/youtube videos? That seems spammy to me. How about the actual paid posts that get voted down but not removed? Hypocrites.

[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)
[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+1|-1)

Why would anyone click on stupid links. Use your big boy words.

[–] InnocentBystander [OP] 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

Yes. You got me. I plead guilty. I spam /s/videos with videos.
Excuse me while I go ban myself.

How about the actual paid posts that get voted down but not removed?

Citation needed.

[–] jidlaph 1 points (+1|-0)

It happens sometimes, depending on whether an admin is online and confident enough that a post is worthy of a unilateral decision or perhaps merits consulting with others.

That's my point. He can't provide an unreasonable example.
By challenging him he either has to concede the point, or expose his ignorance of how it all works.

[–] PMYA 1 points (+2|-1)

People can post those if its on topic for the sub they're posting in. I do remove some of the legit spam posts and banned one from a system sub the other day, can't remember which. Sometimes I leave the posts so the account is downvoted, making it harder for them to meet requirements to start their own spam sub.