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===Spam attacks===

Wikis have been a frequent target of [[spam (electronic)|spammers]], not because the spammerspammers hopeshope to induce the wiki's readers into using his products or services, but because the interlinked nature of wikis can make outbound links appear to have high value to search engines (see [[page rank]]). The delayed indexing of outbound links, a defense commonly used by search engines against spammers, allows a wiki's editors or participants to remove offending links quickly. ''Spam is considered [[wiki vandalism]].''

* Special security measures can be implemented to prevent spamming within Wiki [http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/06/21/1641223.shtml?tid=74&tid=48 See article here]