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== Newly created pages ==
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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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When a spam page is newly created the best way to handle it, is to replace the complete text with {{tlx|Delete|Spam}}. Replacing the complete text is important to prevent search bots to index the page's content. And if it wasn't spam, the previous status is still available in the page history.
 
  
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Hopefully an [[Help:User rights|sysop]] will delete the page and block the user.
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== Removing spam ==
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{{main|Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Vandalism#Removing vandalism}}
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== Editing an existing article ==
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Remove spam the same way you would do with vandalism.
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To fight spam in existing articles simply ''undo'' the changes. In the page history there is an ''undo'' link after each edit which redirects to the editor with the page prior to this edit. Adding a short notice in the summary and clicking ''Save page'' removes the spam entry. Unfortunately this doesn't remove the spam entirely, as both edits – the spam and the revert – are visible in the page history, but at least the page itself is then spam free. This is also completely possible without being a sysop.
 
  
 
== Warning the spammer ==
 
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Use [[vandalism]] warning templates {{Tlx|vandal1|article}} and {{Tlx|vandal2|article}}
 
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== References ==
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=== Minor spam ===
 
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For first-time minor spam, such as adding a spam link, use {{Tlx|spam1|article}}.
 
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{{spam1}}
 
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=== Severe or repetitive spam ===
 
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For severe spam such as creating spam pages, or repetitive (second-time) spam, use {{Tlx|spam2|article}}.
 
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Revision as of 05:32, 29 May 2015

It has been suggested that this page or section be merged into Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Vandalism. (Discuss)
Spam is not tolerated in Kerbal Space Program Wiki. If you see spam please undo them, mark spam pages as unwanted, warn the spammer, and report them to sysops if needed. If you are a spammer who was sent here, please read what is not acceptable on this wiki.

There are two kind of spam with different approaches:

  • Newly created pages
  • Editing an existing article

After taking care of spam, please warn the spammer at their user talk page, or report them to a sysop 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.

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}}

References

  1. ↑ [1]Meta-wiki of Wikimedia. May 2015.
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