Moderators can't see everything. SHOPS helps with that as long as the members are responsible. And some people may think it's just a way to get points, yes you get points but when your posting on the SHOPS page your not suppose to be thinking that, although some people do.
May I inform you that normal members can report posts too which are then also shown to moderators.SHOPS is a pretend group.Its nothing official and has no more power so making two alternative accouts for it is a bad idea.
Mods catch the major spammers and even some mid-level ones. SHOPS is only really bringing attention to low-level spammers which can be brought to attention by every single member on the site by flagging it. And low-level spammers aren't affecting much in the first place. Thus SHOPS is worthless and is aiding in the spamming by allowing posters to repost spam.
Yes, they do. I am just saying that they have caught some spammers that may have not been caught otherwise. Every good member of the community should flag spammed comments however.
If you guys really disagree with SHOPS, you should email Dan and tell him why, and what should be doe about it. Since he is the one that approved SHOPS, it seems that it would be most appropriate.
I already did, but it usually takes him a few days to reply.Anyway when you say SHOPS caught it means they flagged someone.But putting a list of all the people who correctly "caught" a spammer would not limit you just to members of SHOPS.So bassicly a lot of people report spammers, but only the SHOPS get credit for it which is the only thing I find wrong.
