Instead of flags how about creating drop down that appears once comment is posted that would give OTHER users option to mark comment as relevant or irrelevant to the article/conversation and after X number of IRRELEVANT votes that comment should become invisible.
Any person who receives X number of "irrelevant" votes should have a cool off period before they can comment again.
This way we can avoid the retaliation behavior that FLAG garners while still encouraging people to mark the comments that dont add to the conversation as such!
People with your reputation and alike can definitely take steps to stop the trolling and spamming behavior on Steemit!
Thank you Krnel.
That's a good idea. Like a report feature. I've thought about that myself, as I don't like the flag or concentration of power that can abuse the flag.