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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.
*# Click on the red link for the page.  If you cant access the page, type its URL in the browser.
*# In the dropdown for that page, click "Protect"
*# In the dropdown for that page, click "Change protection".
*#* 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 "Admins only" and click "Confirm".
*#* 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)
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