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This is a collection of '''notes to administrators''' to help them with the maintenance that regular users can not do. | This is a collection of '''notes to administrators''' to help them with the maintenance that regular users can not do. | ||
== Deletion == | == Common actions == | ||
=== Deletion === | |||
: ''See also {{tl|delete}} and {{tl|delete-sp}}.'' | : ''See also {{tl|delete}} and {{tl|delete-sp}}.'' | ||
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Before deletion check the page history. | * Before deletion check the page history. | ||
* An old page with lot of edits and views should probably not be deleted, but instead be turned into a redirect to a page that have a similar subject. Also, deleting a well visited page can cause a lot of broken links on the forum. | |||
=== Deleting spam and blocking spammers === | ==== Deleting spam and blocking spammers ==== | ||
Newly registered users whose first and only contribution clearly and unambiguously was spam can safely be blocked indefinitely and have the contributions deleted. | * Newly registered users whose first and only contribution clearly and unambiguously was spam can safely be blocked indefinitely and have the contributions deleted. | ||
* Make sure the edit summary does not contain the offending links and other content, just the word "Spam" and possibly a few words more. | |||
== Maintenance categories == | == Maintenance categories == | ||
Some of the [[:Category:Wiki maintenance|maintenance categories]], in particular [[:Category:Considered for deletion]] and [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]], should have a look regularly. | * Some of the [[:Category:Wiki maintenance|maintenance categories]], in particular [[:Category:Considered for deletion]] and [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]], should have a look regularly. | ||
[[Category:Wiki maintenance]] | [[Category:Wiki maintenance]] |