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 {{Documentation subpage}}
-<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. -->
+Putting the following text into the <u>External links</u> section of an article:
+<pre>
+{{subst:NoMoreLinks}}
+</pre>
+Will show the following text (visible '''only''' while editing):
+<pre>
+<!--==========================({{NoMoreLinks}})============================
+    | PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. WIKIPEDIA  |
+    | IS NOT A COLLECTION OF LINKS NOR SHOULD IT BE USED FOR ADVERTISING. |
+    |                                                                     |
+    |           Excessive or inappropriate links WILL BE DELETED.         |
+    | See [[Wikipedia:External links]] & [[Wikipedia:Spam]] for details.  |
+    |                                                                     |
+    | If there are already plentiful links, please propose additions or   |
+    | replacements on this article's discussion page, or submit your link |
+    | to the relevant category at the Open Directory Project (dmoz.org)   |
+    | and link back to that category using the {{dmoz}} template.         |
+    =========================({{NoMoreLinks}})=============================-->
+</pre>
+{{spam-nav}}
+=== Usage notes ===
+==== Purpose ====
+The purpose of this template is to discourage [[Wikipedia:Spam|spammers]] and inexperienced Wikipedians from adding [[Wikipedia:External links#Links normally to be avoided|links normally to be avoided]]. This template does not in any way modify the [[Wikipedia:External links]] guideline and does not apply to "[[Wikipedia:External links#What should be linked to|What should be linked to]]" links. This template makes it easier to catch further linkspam added to articles with this template as anonymous users tend to ignore it and blatantly add their links (which now can be and should be treated as spam).
-==Usage==
+==== DMOZ ====
-'''This template should not be [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted]].'''
-<pre>
+[[Open Directory Project|DMOZ]] is our friend in spam cleanup, not just officially sanctioned but encouraged by the [[Wikipedia:External links]] guideline. You can go into a spammed wikipedia article, delete all the spam links and then tell everyone "Take it to DMOZ" and add a DMOZ link. This approach reduces the hassles of arguing over a lot of marginal or even spam links one by one.
-{{oldafdfull
-| date =
-| result =
-| page =
-}}
-</pre>
-None of the parameters are ''required''.
+==== Template popularity ====
-* '''date''' &mdash; Date of '''nomination'''. If left blank or not included, defaults to "in the past"
+This template is a [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted template]] so the "[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:NoMoreLinks|What links here]]" option does not reflect the template's true popularity. Once a template is substituted, the result is no longer linked to the template, making it difficult to find all pages displaying that text (though categories can sometimes relieve this).
-* '''result''' &mdash; Cannot be left blank. If not included, defaults to "'''keep'''"
-* '''page''' &mdash; If left blank or not included, defaults to "<nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki>"
-==See also==
+<includeonly>
-* [[Wikipedia:Deletion process]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}
-* [[Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators]]
+[[Category:External link maintenance templates]]
-{{Template:Afd see also documentation}}
+[[Category:Spam notification templates]]
-<includeonly><!--
+[[pl:Szablon:Linkownia]]
-++++ PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS BELOW THIS LINE, THANK YOU. -->
+[[ru:Шаблон:Не надо ссылок]]
-[[Category:Wikipedia administration templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:Article talk header templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:Articles for deletion templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[cs:Šablona:Vfd-oznámení]]
-[[de:Vorlage:War Löschkandidat]]
-[[es:Plantilla:Fuepropuestoaborrado]]
-[[nl:Sjabloon:Behouden]]
-[[pt:Predefinição:Oldafdfull]]
-[[zh:Template:vfd-kept]]
-[[ro:Format:Păstrat]]
-[[ru:Шаблон:Oldafdfull]]
 </includeonly>