Just to add to the list of solutions, we use ConfirmEdit, QuestyCaptcha setup with dynamic questions as described on thinglestads blog:
http://thingelstad.com/stopping-mediawiki-spam-with-dynamic-questy-captchas/#more-154561559 On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Frederick Grose <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Bri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I had this problem also. I installed the extention "ConfirmEdit", and also >> set up the email confirmed permission group (see configuration in the >> article below). I still get spam account signups (but a lot less of them), >> but they cannot edit pages. >> >> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit >> >> -Bri >> >> On 2014-06-23 17:28, Winters Wiki wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a wiki at winterswiki.org. It was discovered by vandals who >>> created >>> 9500 new users and 10,000+ pages in a couple of days. >>> >>> I disabled access and wiped all the users except known ones off the >>> database, but when I enabled the wiki again new users started being >>> created >>> every minute or so. I disabled anon account creation, but I still have >>> 10,000+ pages of spam intersperced with my real pages. >>> >>> What is the best way to get rid of the pages I don't want in a bulk >>> fashion? >>> >>> What is the best way to avoid this and other problems.. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >> > We've had almost no vandalism after requiring new accounts to authenticate > with OpenID, > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OpenID > > --Fred > _______________________________________________ > 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
