[WikiEN-l] Bandspam

Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson at gmail.com
Wed Feb 7 06:41:01 UTC 2007


On 2/7/07, stvrtg <stvrtg at gmail.com> wrote:
> <gripe>
> I suggest the new term "bandspam" to refer to the promotional pushing of
> song links etc
> as a way to differentiate internal linkspam from the nominal external
> variety. Bands of course
> are the most typical form, but sometimes people
> Im of course talking about hatnotes - anything on disambig pages should be
> fair game.
>
> Current example; some fan pushing this important note at the top of [[Space
> suit]]:
> *
>     "Space Suit" is also an instrumental track from They Might Be Giants'
>      1992 album* Apollo 18<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_18_%28album%29>
> *.*
>   A *space suit* is a complex system of gaments, equipment and environmental
>
>   systems designed to keep a person alive...
>
> -SV

{{sofixit}}

Ohh, wait, I guess you have :P



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