I'm not aware of any netiquette around this issue. I'd like to hear what the mods/admins and other users think is the best way to deal with what is IMO only a minor issue, but still an issue.
Myself and some other users post 'spam reported' on threads when we report posts. I do it so that the admins/mods dont get flooded with reports from a single user.
Which works well, if I see 'user XXXX reported' posts I dont send the admins/mods duplicate reports.
There is one minor problem- if/when the posts from that user are deleted, it can leave posters on that thread wondering why there is a 'user XXXX reported' post that doesnt make sense. Like here-
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ml#post4654849
What would be the prefered method for users to alert other users that a report has been made, and avoid multipule reports on the same issue while keeping the threads cleaner?
Should I stop with those posts, and just let the admins/mods just deal with multipule reports? Or report my post, pointing out the spam but also pointing out what is otherwise a useless post so that it can be deleted?