+1 for newbie jail
would save a hell lot of work for us and for the mods... and if we move some of the mods to the beginner thread (they will have some free time if newbies won't spam the whole forum) and they will be able to handle the beginner's thread, it would be easier to find the quality posts there to merit, to let newbies get out of the jail as soon as possible, if they deserve it... (or they buy copper membership)

Reporting day #3
It seems that the Bitcoin Discussion thread is getting better (I've only done 33 reports today with just a few 'ladybots'), which could have several explanations:
1) Ladybot spam attack has finished
2) Other members also report the spam daily, so by the time I start, most of them are deleted already
3) It's weekend and spamming newbies are in the pub

I've reported more than 300 topics in a few days (started with nearly 0 report count) and it seems that after 300 reports you can have a look at the reports (you get the 'your report history' link) which report was good or bad. Seems useful