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| + | {{Box|type=error|'''Spam is not tolerated in Kerbal Space Program Wiki.''' If you see spam please help out. '''If you are a spammer who was sent here, please read what is not acceptable on this wiki.'''}} | ||
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| + | If you spot spam in articles please undo them, mark spam pages as unwanted, warn the spammer, and report them to [[Help:User rights|sysops]] if needed. | ||
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| + | == Identifying spam == | ||
| + | Spam pages or edits appear in the following forms: | ||
| + | * Spamming links to external websites | ||
| + | * Advertising or promoting | ||
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| + | People spam wikis because they want to increase their result ranking on Google. '''MediaWiki software is coded to make spamming external links pointless.'''<ref name="metawiki-spam">[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_spam]Meta-wiki of Wikimedia. May 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Removing spam == | ||
| + | {{main|Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Vandalism#Removing vandalism}} | ||
| + | Remove spam the same way you would do with vandalism. | ||
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| + | There are two kinds of spam with different approaches: | ||
| + | * Newly created pages | ||
| + | to deal with this blank the page and replace with {#{delete|(reason)}}, then remove the # | ||
| + | * Editing an existing article | ||
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| + | == Warning the spammer == | ||
| + | Spammers should be warned with the appropriate template. | ||
| + | Remember to sign your warning with <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. | ||
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| + | Use [[vandalism]] warning templates {{Tlx|vandal1|article}} and {{Tlx|vandal2|article}} | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:31, 17 March 2017
If you spot spam in articles please undo them, mark spam pages as unwanted, warn the spammer, and report them to sysops if needed.
Identifying spam
Spam pages or edits appear in the following forms:
- Spamming links to external websites
- Advertising or promoting
People spam wikis because they want to increase their result ranking on Google. MediaWiki software is coded to make spamming external links pointless.[1]
Removing spam
- → Main article: Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Vandalism#Removing vandalism
Remove spam the same way you would do with vandalism.
There are two kinds of spam with different approaches:
- Newly created pages
to deal with this blank the page and replace with {#{delete|(reason)}}, then remove the #
- Editing an existing article
Warning the spammer
Spammers should be warned with the appropriate template.
Remember to sign your warning with ~~~~.
Use vandalism warning templates {{vandal1|article}} and {{vandal2|article}}
