[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > However, I don't think captchas is a proper solution as I think it is > _valid_ that a script/program modifies a wiki page. A simple example of > this is when I use Emacs to edit wiki pages (pmwiki-mode)... then it's > Emacs rather than a browser that does the change.
Use of captchas or other protection would be up to the individual site. Sites that need to be updated by a program would have that turned off, either while the program is running, or permanently. Does pmwiki.org need to allow programs to edit pages? What makes sense for the default installation? As I said in an earlier post, they don't have to be the same, but, if they are different, the differences should be noted. > Maybe what we need is editorial control over certain pages instead? > Or perhaps that they are saved as drafts until someone (anyone?) > approves the changes? This is even less like the default behavior than a captcha; the editor will wonder why his change wasn't accepted. (Anyone notice how few people read Yahoo's "Your message must be moderated before it's put on the board" message?) On the other hand, it has the benefit of catching everything, even programs that can read captchas, and it might be easier for the "moderators" to go through a list like that. Sandy _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
