Appreciation is better expressed with an upvote. The comment didn't add anything to the discussion, so it was spam. Although, I do agree that -5 is a bit harsh for simple spam. I'd suggest we try to keep those at -1 or 0.
> The comment didn't add anything to the discussion, so it was spam.
Can we please stop using the word "spam" for everything? Spam doesn't constitute anything online that you didn't appreciate. His comment wasn't enlightening nor insightful and as such many may consider it useless. But it's noise, not spam.
