On 6 September 2013 19:00, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:54 AM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On 6 September 2013 18:48, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On 6 September 2013 17:07, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote: > > > > We are getting some spam attacks on the cWiki, wonder if we can do > > > > some scanning to detect similar pages, and also remove this nick. > > > > > > On the Moin Wikis, anyone can create a Wiki account, but that does not > > > grant them write access. > > > They then have to apply to the dev list to get added to the > > > ContributorsGroup page. [1] > > > If anyone abuses their permissions (AFAIK that has not happened) the > > > login can easily be removed from the page. > > > > > > on mwiki its similar and still differerent. You dont need an account to > > read, anybody can read without signing in. When they create an account > the > > get automatic write permission. > > > > I and earlier admins have made 2 suggestions to avoid spam: > > 1) Write access is not active until x days after creation (typically 4) > > 2) Write access is not given before approved by an mwiki-admin. > > > > Both suggestions were deemed "negative user experience", so the original > > system remains. > > > > When this did change happened? I have experienced this 4 day periods pretty > often. So this system was set in place until recently. So I am not sure > when did this got revoked. Also, can't we just get a co-signer system where > they get instant access as long as someone vows for the user? > It was in place when I started looking at mwiki (about 14 months ago), I have no idea who changed what or why. The last documented change (before I started) to the configuration was done by Terry in 2011. Since he works at least as prof. as I do, I am sure all his changes had PMC backing A co-signer system is a variant of 2) and was deemed unwanted. Of course this does not dictate what a future admin implements. rgds jan I. > > > > > > jza@: any mwiki admin can block the nich, but you cannot remove a nick > > that > > has made comments/pages. > > > > rgds > > jan I. > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > http://wiki.apache.org/general/OurWikiFarm#per_wiki_access_control_-_tighten_your_wiki_just_a_little.2C_benefit_just_a_lot > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > From: "lily regland (Confluence)" <conflue...@apache.org> > > > > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 06:08:00 +0000 (UTC) > > > > > > Please don't forward spam unless it is essential to the reply, and > > > then remove as much as possible first. > > > Thanks! > > > > > > <snipped spam> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > Apache OpenOffice Contributor > http://www.openoffice.org >
