AoPS Wiki:Spam

Spam is a message, post, or article that is, for the most part, irrelevant. Context is the best guide for relevance.

Spam on the AoPS Message Boards

Spam on the AoPS message boards can usually be classified as one of two major types. However, there may be more types which we would appreciate if you refrained from doing on the AoPS message boards. The first type is advertising and the second is to raise one's post count or be annoying or unproductive. The first is grounds for an immediate ban from the message boards and will always be deleted when caught. The second is generally discouraged, but the consequences are not so harsh.

Examples of Spam

Spam can include:

• Repeatedly posting the same word / letter / phrase / sentence / paragraph
• Useless off-topic posting
• Violating ToS guidelines
• Advertising
• Using post extenders (i.e. /8char)
• Posting deliberately to wreak havoc (Trolling)

Spam on AoPS Wiki

There is zero tolerance for spam on the AoPS Wiki. Examples of spam include content irrelevant to a topic in that particular article, links to irrelevant websites, etc.

However, the AoPS Wiki is not opposed to relevant, appropriately placed commercial links.

The following is always considered spam:

• Links to websites that are collections of links and advertisements. Simply link the most appropriate links where they belong in the AoPS Wiki.