I think I'll end up having to do that anyway. I was about to do it today, but then remembered that it will take me longer because I'll have to check all the extensions for compatibility with the new version...
F. El dv 07 de 06 de 2013 a les 19:11 +0530, en/na aboobacker sidheeque mk va escriure: > Why not update mediawiki software? I think newer version have better > spam prevention methods > > On 6/7/13, Francis Tyers <[email protected]> wrote: > > El dj 06 de 06 de 2013 a les 10:01 -0600, en/na Anthony J. Bentley va > > escriure: > >> Francis Tyers writes: > >> > Hello all, > >> > > >> > I'd like to get some feedback on introducing a system of requesting > >> > accounts on the Apertium Wiki. At the moment, in order to get an > >> > account > >> > and edit pages, a user must: > >> > > >> > * fill out the registration form > >> > * write a Captcha > >> > * respond to an automated email. > >> > > >> > Even with the Captcha and automated email, we still get around 5-10 > >> > spam > >> > pages a day, and 10-20 spam accounts. Aside from having to delete these > >> > pages and block the users, this also fills up the RecentChanges. > >> > > >> > There is an extension[1] for MediaWiki which requires every account to > >> > be approved before being created. This is against the principles of > >> > Wiki, but would reduce work for the Wiki admins who are deleting the > >> > pages (at the moment mostly me, Unhammer and Bernard). > >> > > >> > What do people think ? > >> > >> I have had success using databases like StopForumSpam to check new > >> registrations and users making their first edit. This largely stopped > >> botspam > >> in its tracks on message boards I have run in the past (dramatic > >> difference > >> between dozens of posts to clean up daily versus one or two weekly). > > > > I tried this extension: > > > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Check_Spambots > > > > But it ended up blocking me :( > > > > Fran > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: > > 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations > > 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services > > 3. A single system of record for all IT processes > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j > > _______________________________________________ > > Apertium-stuff mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services 3. A single system of record for all IT processes http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j _______________________________________________ Apertium-stuff mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff
