Thanks for filling in these details, Ryan. If you're satisfied, so am I. :) -Dan
On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:41 PM, "Wick, Ryan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Dan, > > I don't think the email confirmation was slowing any spammers down, frankly. > It just caused more problems for legit people. There were already dozens of > new spam accounts coming in every day, it's just easier to see them now since > they're now included in the log. > > The most effective thing so far was putting the page title blacklist in > place, which blocked over 90% of the spam pages. I'm ok with the spam > accounts being there if they're not actually creating spam pages. And the > ones that get created are rarely linked to from any of our pages, and I try > and get them cleaned out every day or so. > > I've got a "watch" set up on the Main Page as well so I get an email whenever > it is edited. > > I'm satisfied with how things are currently working. > > Ryan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Daniel Chudnov > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 4:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] wiki / spam > > A look at recent changes reveals a lot of suspicious looking accounts and > some suspicious activity. > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Special:RecentChanges > > I understand Ryan's urge to disable email confs for sign ups, but perhaps > avoiding defacement is a higher priority, especially right around a > conference event? > > -Dan
