Because these annoying spambots have created at least a hundred user accounts that start
with a number then some phrase like "buy viagra" plus there are a ton of other
accounts I suspect where created by bots that are just random numbers and letters that I
want to get rid of.,. they make the user list look trashy ;-) In fact I may ban numbers in
usernames altogether :P
--- On Tue, 7/14/09, Tim Ware <tim(a)hyperarts.com> wrote:
From: Tim Ware <tim(a)hyperarts.com>
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MW v. 1.15.1 - How do I safely delete a user?
To: "2007(a)gmaskfx.com" <2007(a)gmaskfx.com>om>, "MediaWiki announcements
and site admin list" <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list"
<mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 12:23 PM
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:11 AM, "2007(a)gmaskfx.com"
<2007(a)gmaskfx.com>
wrote:
Oh I can't wait to install this ..it's gonna be a 666
buy viagra
bloodbath
Could you please explain why? Thx.
--- On Tue, 7/14/09, Michael Rosenthal
<rosenthal3000(a)googlemail.com>
wrote:
> From: Michael Rosenthal <rosenthal3000(a)googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MW v. 1.15.1 - How do I
safely delete a
> user?
> To: "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list"
<mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> >
> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 11:40 AM
> 2. install
http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:User_Merge_and_Delete
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Tim Ware<tim(a)hyperarts.com>
> wrote:
>> Two questions:
>>
>> How do I resend the confirmation email that
has the
> link the new user
>> has to click to confirm registration?
>>
>> How do I delete a user, safely?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Tim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tim Ware
>> HyperArts .. 201 4th Street, Ste 404 ..
Oakland CA
> 94607
>> t: (510) 339-6084 .. f: (510) 339-6086 .. e:
tim(a)hyperarts.com
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