Pro tip: if you don't comment on a spam post and just flag it, it gets flagged dead and people without showdead won't even see it at all (not even as [flagged])

Pro tip: if you don't comment on a spam post and just flag it, it gets flagged dead and people without showdead won't even see it at all (not even as [flagged]). Once you comment on it it sticks around even after being flagged, which gets better visibility for the spam than if you had ignored it.