# System flags topic as spam multiple times
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [10월 13, 2015, 7:14오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464 "2015-10-13T19:14:56Z")
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### Author:  [@lee-dohm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lee-dohm)
#### Post date: [10월 13, 2015, 7:14오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/1 "2015-10-13T19:14:56Z")
On the Atom forum, this topic (and its reply) was flagged as spam. I responded to the flags as Disagree and Unhide and a little while later the system flagged the same posts for spam again.
> **[Sunsetting Atom](https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/sunsetting-atom/)**
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> We are archiving Atom and all projects under the Atom organization for an official sunset on December 15, 2022.
Thought you might want to take a look.
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### Author:  [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)
#### Post date: [10월 14, 2015, 11:34오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/2 "2015-10-14T11:34:48Z")
We ran into an issue with this about a year ago, and never really got to the bottom of it. (Our discussions on it are in a private category, so I can’t link here.)
The problem seemed to arise when a new member posted multiple links to the same domain in the same thread - something which is not uncommon when people are asking for help with coding issues and linking to relevant examples. Disagreeing with the flag worked until next time they posted a link, then the original flag was raised again. In one case, a post was reflagged when the member’s only response had been “OK” - no link, no nothing.
Eventually we dealt with it by increasing the number of times a member can link to the same domain in the Admin settings, and (a couple of times, in sheer desperation) manually promoting affected members to TL1.
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### Author:  [@lee-dohm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lee-dohm)
#### Post date: [10월 14, 2015, 4:18오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/3 "2015-10-14T16:18:37Z")
> [@TechnoBear](#):
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> and (a couple of times, in sheer desperation) manually promoting affected members to TL1.
Ah, that’s not a bad idea when the linking is done in good faith. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [10월 14, 2015, 4:45오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/4 "2015-10-14T16:45:29Z")
Sure @techapj can you take a look at this?
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [10월 16, 2015, 11:42오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/5 "2015-10-16T11:42:47Z")
I can repro this issue. Working on a fix now.
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [10월 16, 2015, 8:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/6 "2015-10-16T20:02:54Z")
Fixed via:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a439500bac2ba247ed4c3761491fc96f6ed56a40](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a439500bac2ba247ed4c3761491fc96f6ed56a40)
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [10월 16, 2015, 8:03오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464/7 "2015-10-16T20:03:02Z")