User:AntiSpamBot/Reversion reasons

To aid in editors' understanding of why AntiSpamBot has reverted their edits, here is a brief list of the most common links that are reverted and why AntiSpamBot reverts them:


 * 1) Imageshack or image hosting sites: Images don't quite work the way they're supposed to in MediaWiki. If an external image is linked to, it will not render properly in the article, but display a link to the image. For a much better way to use images within articles, read over Wikipedia's image tutorial.
 * 2) Angelfire, Members.AOL.com, or similar free hosting sites: These sites are blacklisted out of WP:RS and WP:EL concerns. Please make sure that all sources cited are reliable, as per Wikipedia's reliable sources guidelines.
 * 3) Facebook or other social networking sites: In order to view Facebook profiles, visitors must first log in, which is a hindrance to many users if they do not have a Facebook account yet. For all social networking sites, there isn't really much information that's either useful or can't be placed into the article. For more information, read Wikipedia's list of links to avoid.
 * 4) example.com/org/net: This is commonly reverted because vandals like to click the shiny buttons in the Editing toolbar, which conveniently inserts example.com into the article. AntiSpamBot simply reverts these rules for maintenance of articles to combat vandals.
 * 5) Any other links not covered here: If AntiSpamBot reverts you, chances are someone with access to its blacklist has classified your link as spam. Normally, this is because you repeatedly inserted the link despite warnings from editors or at a high rate of speed.

If you still disagree with the bot's reversion, we might be able to better explain if you leave a message on its talk page. Just remember, if you simply say "I wasn't spamming! The bot reverted me, fix it!" then your message will probably go unanswered.