How to delete spam
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However annoying spammers are make sure to check all revisions to upto the last good version. In order to not accidently delete valuable information.
A good cue that spamming is occouring is large additions ie +12,000 bytes etc..
1) Find the spammed article.
2) Click on the "hist" link.
- (diff) (hist) . . Toner Transfer; 16:26 . . (+12,082) . . 69.55.233.50 (Talk)
3) Click on the "last" links until you find the last good edit.
- (cur) (last) 16:26, 8 September 2007 69.55.233.50 (Talk) (12,395 bytes)
4) Click on the good version.
- (cur) (last) 16:26, 8 September 2007 69.55.233.50 (Talk) (12,395 bytes)
5) Select to "edit" it.
6) Save it without entering anything in the Summary field. Or put the source of the spammer (like 159.145.0.0/16 State of CA, Dept. of Consumer Affairs/USA = Spammer) in the Summary (helps keep track on trends on where it comes from).
7) Click on "Save page".
8) Done!