Proposed: allow moderators to silence, not delete users flagged by akismet

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I think this would be generally helpful, yes.

I think the third option shouldn’t say “spammer” — after all, if they’re known to be a spammer, delete is right there. Something like “place on hold” instead?

Can silenced users message moderators? I’m thinking I’d like something like this;

  1. Possible spammer detected
  2. Case is unclear, so moderator says “place on hold”
  3. User is silienced, but…
  4. User gets DM saying that an automated system has placed the account on hold for verification, and that they can respond with more information if they like
  5. If user does not respond after some time, auto-delete them.
  6. If they do respond, moderators get “reply and keep”, “reply and delete”, “just delete and move on with your life” buttons.
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