Hm.

[conuly]

Is there a way to report spambot journals that does NOT involve going to the support page? Am I missing something blindingly obvious here?

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[andrewducker]

When they send you comments? Or messages? Or something else?

[conuly]

When I'm hopping about here and I discover a spambot spamming around.

[alexseanchai]

Support request, category "spam", is only thing I know

[conuly]

I was hoping there was an easier method - like a one-click link for "report spambot". (I think LJ has that option? When you hover over the little person next to the username?)

[wendelah1]

Yes, that is a Livejournal hover option.

[conuly]

I wonder if it was a deliberate choice not to implement it here. I should pop by suggestions and ask.

[pauamma]

ISTR it was a deliberate DW choice, due to concern trolls abusing the LJ report mechanism.

[conuly]

Ugh. I thought it might be something like that.

[moem]

As so often, trolls are why we can't have nice things.

[monanotlisa]

You can just do it from your post here, right within the spam comment? That's what I have always done, at any rate.

[conuly]

Right, but on the latest things page I want to report spam posts.

[monanotlisa]

Right! My bad.