Difference between revisions of "Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Fighting spam"
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| − | {{Box|type=error|'''Spam is not tolerated in Kerbal Space Program Wiki.''' If you see spam please | + | {{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.'''}} |
| − | + | 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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{{main|Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Vandalism#Removing vandalism}} | {{main|Kerbal Space Program Wiki:Vandalism#Removing vandalism}} | ||
Remove spam the same way you would do with 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 | ||
| + | * Editing an existing article | ||
== Warning the spammer == | == Warning the spammer == | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 29 May 2015
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
- 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}}
