Several popular posts recently have been pointing out the recent migration of shills to saidit. I would like to propose a new feature that I think would help tremendously and it would go something like this.
I can set a custom flag for a user which will appear on my feed only (no one else can see it). Once set, the flag will be displayed for me next to their username on comments and posts. The flag will consist of some bright colored custom text - for example "likely shill" or "DIY guy" or something, to help me keep track of who I'm talking to.
It would also be good if all usernames displayed as a different color if they are below a certain karma threshold. This helps us quickly identify new users as such, since creating armies of alt accounts is a common shill tactic. Karma farming will still occur, but that's a more transparent process since we can see the post history. Better yet, just display the karma total as an integer next to their username on all comments and posts.
[–]Alduin[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - (5 children)
[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - (4 children)
[–]Alduin[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - (3 children)
[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - (2 children)
[–]kazenmusic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - (1 child)
[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - (0 children)