>>>> "TS" == Tim Starling
<ts4294967296(a)hotmail.com> writes:
TS> For now we've been dealing with this using filters and editor
TS> manpower. Filters are bad, they're against the wiki security
TS> model. I'd much rather put more power into the hands of users
TS> to deal with these situations, than to continue a filter-based
TS> arms race.
+1
TS> If anyone wants to help out with features such as these,
TS> please speak up.
I've started work on doing edit throttling:
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_throttling
It's not too effective against distributed attacks, though, since it
only throttles a given user or IP address.
~ESP
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