'Kill the spammer' button

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Originally Posted by zsdave

I'll work on this. Starting Now...

Ok the core code is done. I have included some of your ideas.
The deletion of threads is permanent however.
I just need to create the template, test it and get install instructions so it should be out pretty soon

Thanks zsdave!
I can think of 3 reasons why the spam threads should be moved to a specific forum rather than deleted.
Firstly if a moderator has 'killed' them, then it is admin's responsibility to deal with any disputes. If the original spams are kept around for a while then admin can take a look at them and judge the seriousness of the spam or not.
(There is a difference between mild spam - a single post about a pyramid scheme - or really bad spam - 20 posts inviting people to a porn site).
Although if admin is doing the killing, this isn't an issue.
Secondly with the posts still there, we have a more complete record of the IP addresses used to spam. These can be cross-referenced against previous and future spammers. Although the spammers usually use just one IP address - the same one they registered with.
And a last reason is simply from the 'safety aspect' if something goes wrong with the hack, I'd much rather it erroneously moved a whole bunch of threads to a different forum rather than delete them.
Thanks