Yes, those spamming efforts were tiresome but I, too, flagged as many as I could.
As for the censorship that comes from thin skinned folk who like to dish it out but can't take it, I think the answer's in the beginning of this sentence. 👍
My only addendum to that would be the unwarranted piling on of some members who promote a certain product that those others can't, and won't, tolerate, but, that's just another form of censorship.
All the best,
Nonoise