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If a spam bot keeps '''recreating''' a certain page: | If a spam bot keeps '''recreating''' a certain page: | ||
* If you dont want to create the page see Wikipedia's help on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_admin_school/Protecting_deleted_pages protecting pages from being created.] Steps for that should be: | * If you dont want to create the page see Wikipedia's help on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_admin_school/Protecting_deleted_pages protecting pages from being created.] Steps for that should be: | ||
*# Delete the page | *# Delete the page. | ||
*# In the dropdown for that page, click "Protect" | |||
*# In the dropdown for that page, click " | *#* You'll see protection options in a new "Create" box. Choose "Allow only autoconfirmed users". | ||
*# You'll see protection options in a new "Create" box. Choose " | *#* Click "Confirm". | ||
*# After protection, you should see this in the Recent changes: Admin (Talk) protected "Spam page Title" ['''create'''=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) | *# After protection, you should see this in the Recent changes: Admin (Talk) protected "Spam page Title" ['''create'''=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) | ||
* Another way to protect a page from a spam bot is to write a hidden comment in the page, save and protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page) | * Another way to protect a page from a spam bot is to write a hidden comment in the page, save and protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page) | ||