[StonePilot]

... ok, so the best solution for those of us with moderators is to configure this this.

Easy Cleanup: Enable -- Enabled
Easy Cleanup: User Action -- Ban User
Easy Cleanup: Permanent Thread/Post Delete -- No
Easy Cleanup: Allow Override -- No

Configuring your StopForumSpam to this degree will allow the spam to be removed from the site of the typical member. The moderators will be able to ban users and soft-delete (can be restored) any number of messages and/or posts.

This will prevent a catastrophe like I have seen on one of my sites where a moderator accidentally removed one of my best users from the system simply because he posted inside of a spam thread asking why there were so many spammers. With these settings, your user will be banned and his/her posts will be soft-deleted, which can easily be restored when you find out about it.