reopen 678540 thanks On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 04:14:22PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: >On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 03:56:44PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: >>Package: wiki.debian.org >>Severity: normal >> >>The account creation page >>http://wiki.debian.org/FrontPage?action=newaccount requires people to >>pass a reCaptcha, which is annoying for able-bodied users and >>downright impossible for some users with disabilities. > >ACK. The use of recaptcha was an attempted fix to stop spammers >creating wiki accounts in an automated fashion, but it didn't work >very well in the end. Since I've added email address verification to >the new account creation process, recaptcha is no longer necessary and >I've just disabled it.
Unfortunately it looks like I spoke too soon - spam levels have jumped markedly since I disabled recaptcha. I've just turned it back on for now. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] Is there anybody out there? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
