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{{tlf|'''spam'''}} creates an information box telling the user that the page content probably is spam and/or an advertisment with no connection to Mozilla or any of its sub-projects. It also states that the page, because of the content, is proposed for deletion. The box will show at the position on the page where you put the template (which '''always''' should be at the top of the page). | {{tlf|'''spam'''}} creates an information box telling the user that the page content probably is spam and/or an advertisment with no connection to Mozilla or any of its sub-projects. It also states that the page, because of the content, is proposed for deletion. The box will show at the position on the page where you put the template (which '''always''' should be at the top of the page). | ||
To flag a page as spam, | ===Flagging spam content=== | ||
To flag a page as spam, you should do the following. | |||
# Add this template to the top of the page you wish to report. The page will automatically be added to the categories {{category|Pages considered to be spam}} and {{category|Spam}}. | |||
# Make an entry at the page [[Report Spam]] under the section header for the current date{{nb|3}}(today's date is <span style="background-color: #90ff90;">'''{{CURRENTYEAR}}–{{CURRENTMONTH}}–{{CURRENTDAY}}'''</span>). | |||
{{admon/caution|Do not remove the page content!|Deletion of entire pages or all the content on a page should <u>'''only'''</u> be done by MozillaWiki administrators. The page will be listed under the categories referred to above, and if it indeed is found to be a spam page, it will eventually be deleted.}} | {{admon/caution|Do not remove the page content!|Deletion of entire pages or all the content on a page should <u>'''only'''</u> be done by MozillaWiki administrators. The page will be listed under the categories referred to above, and if it indeed is found to be a spam page, it will eventually be deleted.}} | ||
Revision as of 03:03, 11 January 2015
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Spam.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
Usage
{{spam}} creates an information box telling the user that the page content probably is spam and/or an advertisment with no connection to Mozilla or any of its sub-projects. It also states that the page, because of the content, is proposed for deletion. The box will show at the position on the page where you put the template (which always should be at the top of the page).
Flagging spam content
To flag a page as spam, you should do the following.
- Add this template to the top of the page you wish to report. The page will automatically be added to the categories Category:Pages considered to be spam and Category:Spam.
- Make an entry at the page Report Spam under the section header for the current date (today's date is 2025–09–11).
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Do not remove the page content!
Deletion of entire pages or all the content on a page should only be done by MozillaWiki administrators. The page will be listed under the categories referred to above, and if it indeed is found to be a spam page, it will eventually be deleted.
Deletion of entire pages or all the content on a page should only be done by MozillaWiki administrators. The page will be listed under the categories referred to above, and if it indeed is found to be a spam page, it will eventually be deleted.
Parameter
There are no parameters.
Syntax
To use the template, place the code
{{spam}}
at the top of the page.
See also
Reporting spam on MozillaWiki
Templates
- {{delete}}
- {{draft}}
- {{outdated}}
- {{warning}}
- {{blackboxwarning}}