Anybody and everybody can read. Only registered people can write to the wiki. Credentials are only needed for people who contribute (write) to the wiki.
> I am still not clear. Do you want folks to have to contact the > administrator > or someone with credentials just to read the wiki or only to post to it, > or > perhaps do you want one level of registration for readers and and a higher > level for writers? > > On Friday 24 March 2006 10:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No, I did understand, and suggested some direct contact with the > administrator to get access. These wiki are like most databases, > read-a-lot, and written-to seldom. Actual contributers need to be known > entities with phone numbers, real email addresses, and have written to the > list or the administrator at least once with credentials. I know how the > human-readable hurtles work, but it still does not keep out the malicious. > Accountablility is needed so that the damage the malicious do is not > persistant (their efforts to remove content and/or place rubbish needs to > be monitored by the community and then brought to the attention of the > administrator). Such perpetrators would then have their access pulled as > soon as it has been detected. Strong reports to their supporting > organizations should also follow informing them of their associate's > behavior. Other members of that organization would also become suspect. > There should be consequences for bad behavior. > > The community operates for the good of the whole and not the ego of > one. > >> Judging from what you just said, Chris, I don't think you quite >> understand >> what was happening. >> >> The way it was when the wiki was getting spammed was that you had to >> register >> to post, but not to read. In order to register, you did not need to >> contact >> a sysop. You just entered a user name and password. The spammers were >> able >> to exploit that. >> >> Dave locked it down for a while so that in order to read or post, you >> had >> to >> contact him. That kept out the spammers. >> >> Folks are proposing other hurdles that could be placed between the >> spammers >> and the wiki to make it more difficult for them to do their dirty deed >> with >> minimal added effort, delay or impediment to legitimate writing. >> >> On Friday 24 March 2006 10:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Simpler is better. If you want to add to the wiki, register and select >> a pass word. Whoever makes changes should be known to the group and >> organization. All else can read. Also, too many attempts should be >> tracked. >> >>> On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 08:56, Dan wrote: >>>> Have you considered other alternatives? >>>> >>>> Since most abusers probably run bots to do their bidding, why not try >>>> using >>>> "is a person there" test such as the popular "type the code that >>>> appears >>>> in >>>> the graphic below". >>> >>> Thats a PIA to code up. >>> >>> Ruben >>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting >>>> language >>>> that extends applications into web and mobile media. 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