Many thanks for this offer Sammy - will email you off list to take forward. Best, Lucy
On Tue, 30 Aug 2022 at 23:04, Sammy Tarling <theresnot...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Many thanks for the update Katie :) I appreciate that I'm sounding like a > broken record, and for that I do wholeheartedly apologise! > > Given the recent announcement of the 2022 UK Wikimedian of the year, I'm > not sure pointing people at https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/UK_Wikimedian > _of_the_Year_2022 is the best idea until this is resolved. > > Could I at least get SSH access to the web server and make the changes I > suggested at https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Spam#LocalSettings.php — I'm > happy to sign whatever NDA/agreements necessary if my WMF staff ones don't > cut it? > These small changes should only take a few minutes and will give y'all > some breathing space to implement a more permanent solution. > > > Kind regards, > -- > > * Sammy Tarling <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:TheresNoTime-WMF> > *(she/her) > > > Software Engineer > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > On Tue, 30 Aug 2022 at 10:09, Katie Crampton < > katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Just to highlight, the server needs updating, so it's not a 10 minute >> fix. Our developer has been contacted and we're awaiting a response from >> her. Agree it's very annoying, thanks for highlighting some of the >> articles, I've deleted the ones you linked. >> >> Best wishes >> Katie >> >> On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 at 09:35, Lucy Crompton-Reid < >> lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: >> >>> Many thanks for the offers of help to sort this out. Most >>> staff/contractors aren't working today as it's a bank holiday (and I am >>> currently in my painting dungarees!) but I'm going to highlight this to the >>> relevant people again tomorrow and will let them know of the practical >>> offers of help that have been made to sort this out. I agree it's very >>> frustrating. Best, Lucy >>> >>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 16:40, Dreamy Jazz <dreamyjazzwikipe...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree with the previous. Its not a good thing to have this much spam >>>> on a wiki. I am also happy to help clean up spam (enwiki admin, OS and CU >>>> who also does patches for CheckUser). >>>> >>>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022, 14:53 Richard Jenkins, <richardjenkin...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I agree re: AbuseFilter, but I was starting with the low-hanging >>>>> fruit. Installing AbuseFilter and copying some of the basic Wikimedia >>>>> anti-spam filters would be a better permanent solution! >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 14:19, Lewis Cawte <lewisca...@googlemail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'll add to this one - I'm not even convinced the Captcha is set up >>>>>> correctly. QuestyCaptcha is showing as enabled, but, it is terrible >>>>>> (particularly as soon as a bot operator has solved the question(s)) and I >>>>>> don't see ConfirmEdit enabled. I'd also expect to see AbuseFilter, which >>>>>> isn't enabled either. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd be hesitant of locking down account creation long term, but, it's >>>>>> certainly a good temporary move as the wiki is getting barraged by >>>>>> spambots >>>>>> currently. >>>>>> >>>>>> Still happy to help/advise on the wiki, drawing from both my personal >>>>>> experience of plenty of MW setups and running ShoutWiki. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lewis Cawte ([[User:Lcawte]]) >>>>>> Wikimedia user, occasional developer / ShoutWiki tech lead >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 13:55, Richard Jenkins < >>>>>> richardjenkin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Apologies if I sound like a broken record, but I want to raise the >>>>>>> issue of spam on the Wikimedia UK wiki again as it seems nothing has >>>>>>> happened since Sammy/TheresNoTime reported the issue a few weeks ago. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There are currently over 75,000 pages on the wiki, and I'd wager >>>>>>> that about 95% of them are spam. Hundreds of pages of vacuous crap are >>>>>>> created every day. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [Warning - links contain adult text content] >>>>>>> The spam ranges from the bizarre >>>>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Penis_goes_in._Penis_comes_out._Can%E2%80%99t_explain_that.> >>>>>>> to the offensive <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Raise_your_dongers.>, >>>>>>> and includes links to services that may be illegal in the United Kingdom >>>>>>> and elsewhere (e.g. unregulated pharmacies >>>>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Secret_Guide_To_List_Of_Approved_Canadian_Pharmacies>, >>>>>>> cannabis products >>>>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/How_To_THC_Edibles_The_Planet_Using_Just_Your_Blog>, >>>>>>> and supplements making medical claims >>>>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Penis_Enlagment_And_Growth_Of_Hir_On_Penis_And_Real_Male_Enhancement>). >>>>>>> I found these examples with a *thirty second* search, and I do not >>>>>>> doubt that there are worse ones out there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I realise & respect that most of the people involved with the >>>>>>> running of the site are volunteers or only employed by WMUK on a >>>>>>> part-time >>>>>>> basis, but given that the initial actions Sammy proposed (preventing >>>>>>> anonymous editing and locking down account creation) would take about >>>>>>> ten >>>>>>> minutes maximum I am befuddled as to why they've not been implemented. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I know that Sammy offered their help, and I am also happy to assist >>>>>>> with the fixes and clean-up. (I'm an administrator on the English >>>>>>> Wikipedia >>>>>>> and have administered MediaWiki installations myself, if it helps.) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for reading, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Richard / (User:Firefly on Wikimedia projects) >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>>>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>>>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) >>> Chief Executive >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Katie Crampton (she/her) >> >> Communications & Governance Coordinator >> >> >> >> >> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> >> >> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for >> the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. >> >> Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. >> >> Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and >> Scotland >> No. SC048644. 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