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New report reason: Username similar to link text #9989

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@fastnlight0

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

It would help catch more spam

Describe the solution you'd like

SD should report posts where the text of a link is similar to a user's name, as that is almost always a sign of spam.
Post example (Username: Cool Spam Service, imagine the link went to a spam site instead of SO):

Your problem can be solved easily Cool Spam Service with recursion...

We would want to catch these and give them a higher score. This is different from URL similar to username, as some companies' website doesn't always include their username (MS example)

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area: spamchecksDetections or the process of testing posts. (No space in the label, is because of Hacktoberfest)type: enhancementImprovements which don't reach the level of being new features.

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