[Mod Says] There’s no problem with harmlessly interacting with spam questions—just be sure it’s actually spam! We used to have a big problem with jellies jumping the gun and leveling accusations prematurely. In response, Lisa asked everyone to just stop interacting with people they suspected of being spammers. But that policy has been relaxed over the past couple of years. I would like to emphasize, however, that “harmlessly” is the key word here. Making fun of spammers is one thing. But some jellies have gone so far as insult spammers in ways that are also disrespectful to whole groups of people, including those represented on the site. I’m talking about racial epithets, gendered slurs, and attacks on people’s ethnicity or nationality. Ben and Andrew took hate speech very seriously, and so do we. So while there’s nothing wrong with having some fun with a spammer, it is important not to do so in a way that attacks other people just because they happen to share a few superficial characteristics with the spammer. “I’ve noticed that some users note the time and date in some spam questions. I’ve wondered what purpose that serves.” Usually what you see is jellies posting “Flagged at [date and time].” The date and time is perhaps superfluous, but the message is there to let other people know that they don’t need to go through the trouble of flagging the offending question or answer. As far as the moderators are concerned, there’s no problem with multiple flags. But a lot of jellies seem to appreciate the time it saves them.