Because these annoying spambots have created at least a hundred user accounts that start with a number then some phrase like "buy viagra" plus there are a ton of other accounts I suspect where created by bots that are just random numbers and letters that I want to get rid of.,. they make the user list look trashy ;-) In fact I may ban numbers in usernames altogether :P
--- On Tue, 7/14/09, Tim Ware <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tim Ware <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MW v. 1.15.1 - How do I safely delete a user? > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "MediaWiki announcements and site > admin list" <[email protected]> > Cc: "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list" > <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 12:23 PM > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:11 AM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Oh I can't wait to install this ..it's gonna be a 666 > buy viagra > > bloodbath > > > > Could you please explain why? Thx. > > > > --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Michael Rosenthal > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Michael Rosenthal <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MW v. 1.15.1 - How do I > safely delete a > >> user? > >> To: "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list" > <[email protected] > > >> > > >> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 11:40 AM > >> 2. install http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:User_Merge_and_Delete > >> > >> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Tim Ware<[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> Two questions: > >>> > >>> How do I resend the confirmation email that > has the > >> link the new user > >>> has to click to confirm registration? > >>> > >>> How do I delete a user, safely? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> Tim > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Tim Ware > >>> HyperArts .. 201 4th Street, Ste 404 .. > Oakland CA > >> 94607 > >>> t: (510) 339-6084 .. f: (510) 339-6086 .. e: > [email protected] > >> .. > >>> twitter.com/hyperarts > >>> http://www.hyperarts.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> MediaWiki-l mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> MediaWiki-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MediaWiki-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
