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Because people mute others for a variety of reasons. It’s kind of the only tool in the toolbox in some ways. So I don’t only mute actual spam from bots, I also mute bullies, accounts that post or repost nsfw without tags, and, on rare occasions, accounts that post good stuff but just way too much of it. I’m sure that all of that except actual spam from bots is sought after by other people, and shouldn’t be counted as spam. Proof of this: I regularly see people I follow in conversations with people I’ve muted.

It is a bad idea because "mute" is not necessarily used punitively by users. If I mute someone who is extremely active in my feed, it does not necessarily mean I consider them spam. It means that I don't want to see what they're posting at that moment. I frequently do this, and then go back and unmute them later, as a means of managing my feed. If my mute suddenly counts as one-of-x required marks toward someone being considered spam by such a relay, then my mute suddenly becomes punitive instead of the way I intended it. Amethyst behaves similarly to this and it is one reason I would never use it.

Doesn't matter, you are just one person. Your actions may even be totally random, they will end being balanced by others' actions.

I'm not claiming originality!, just throwing out the idea.