[Mediawiki-l] more spam issues

[Benjamin Lees]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 5:59 PM, 2007 at gmaskfx.com <2007 at gmaskfx.com> wrote:

>
> --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Benjamin Lees <emufarmers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I haven't had a chance to test it but doesn't the
> > keyword blacklist block the usage of those words in
> > usernames and userpages?
> >
> > Not unless you've
> > installed and configured
> > it.
>
> It's installed and works for regular pages.. does it not work for userpages
> and usernames by default?


I haven't used Title Blacklist much, but from looking at the documentation,
it seems like you may need to edit
MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-forbidden-new-account.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Juliano F. Ravasi <ml at juliano.info> wrote:

> 2007 at gmaskfx.com wrote:
> > Also is there a better captcha available.. this bot is getting around
> > the math question
>
> There is one usability issue: If the wiki is set to always require
> confirmation, it is still only show the captcha after the first save
> try. The captcha should be shown right in the edit page before saving if
> it is necessary anyways, thus avoiding an additional step in order to
> save the page.


Seems reasonable: filed as bug 19648 <
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19648>.