Template:No spam
account
example.com
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Usage
{{No spam|account|example.com}} → accountexample.com
{{No spam}} (or {{@}}) →
This template is designed to help prevent spam from being sent to an e-mail address inserted onto a Wikipedia page. Because nearly all spam is automated,[1] altering the format of the e-mail address to where it does not match the regular expression(s) in the e-mail address search engine helps prevent spam. This template works by displaying an image of the '@' symbol. If an email address input is provided, the template will display the email address and with an image of the '@' symbol inserted (instead of the symbol's actual text). This prevents automated search engines and crawlers that use the '@' symbol in their search algorithms and regex code from identifying email addresses published on Wikipedia, hence preventing the email address from being retrieved and added to any spam recipient lists.
References
- ^ Robyn Pearce (January 2006). About Time for Teaching: 120 Time-Saving Tips for Teachers and Those Who Support Them. Robyn Pearce. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7900-1044-1.
Redirects
See also
- {{No spam blue}}