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Spam warnings
{{welcomespam}} {{spam0}} | | {{spam (good faith)}} {{spam}} | | {{advert1}} {{spam2}} | {{spam2a}} | {{advert2}} {{spam3}} | {{advert3}} {{spam4}} | {{advert4}} {{spam5}} | {{spam5i}} | {{advert5}} {{spam4im}}
Article tags
{{advert}} {{cleanup-spam}} {{NoMoreLinks}} {{db-spam}}: (for listing at CSD)
Policy & Project
Wikipedia:Spam Wikipedia:External links Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam

Documentation

{{spam0}} is used to display a notice to users who may have added spam or inappropriate external links in good faith.

Usage

{{subst:spam0|PAGE USER EDITED (optional)}}

Template usage notes You can optionally supply a single parameter, which is the name of the page to which the template applies. If provided, this page will be cited in the warning. Please refer to the index of test templates before using any template on user talk pages to warn a user. Applying the best template available for your purpose may help reduce confusion from the message you are sending. Please remember to substitute the template—use {{subst:Spam0}} rather than {{Spam0}}.

Example

Code	Result
{{subst:spam0}}	Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Unfortunately, the commercial links/content you added were inappropriate, as Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and should not be used for advertising or a collection of external links. See the welcome page if you'd like to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thanks!
{{subst:spam0|PAGE USER EDITED}}	Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Unfortunately, the commercial links/content you added to the page PAGE USER EDITED were inappropriate, as Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and should not be used for advertising or a collection of external links. See the welcome page if you'd like to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thanks!