There are a few signals that should be possible to pick up. Examples:
- When power searchers start adding -somedomain.xyz to their searches
- Increase spam reporting by adding some kind of feedback to the spam reporting feature. I think I'd love to get an automated mail saying something like: "The site somespamdommain.xyz that you and others reported x days ago is now handled by our improved algorithms". Submitting spam reports really doesn't feel useful when it seems like nothing ever happens.
- Adding weight to spam reports. You know a lot about us, and I guess you can filter out who are power searchers. This could help stop people from gaming the system into blocking competitors.
- When power searchers start adding -somedomain.xyz to their searches
- Increase spam reporting by adding some kind of feedback to the spam reporting feature. I think I'd love to get an automated mail saying something like: "The site somespamdommain.xyz that you and others reported x days ago is now handled by our improved algorithms". Submitting spam reports really doesn't feel useful when it seems like nothing ever happens.
- Adding weight to spam reports. You know a lot about us, and I guess you can filter out who are power searchers. This could help stop people from gaming the system into blocking competitors.