Hi, Tel -
I don't understand what's going on with all those usernames. I checked their contributions, and there's nothing there. How do these enable the spam? I don't want to accidentally block a real user, either.
Also, if I both block anon edits and block creation of new users, how will anyone be able to contribute to the wiki?
Please forgive me if these are "duh" questions. I'm just getting started with wikis.
~ Elisa
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Moin Elisa,
On Sunday 30 July 2006 18:47, elisa.cooper@breakingranks.net wrote:
Hi, Tels -
Have you looked at the various extensions that let you block spam before it happens?
I haven't added any extensions at all. Where do I find these?
Always use google and use the first hit! :-)
Google for "mediawiki extensions"
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mediawiki_Extensions
Google for "block spam mediawiki"
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anti-spam_Features
Also have a look at:
http://www.breakingranks.net/rankism_wiki/index.php?title=Special:Listusers
Seems the spammers simple register themselves as users on your system, so you might want to restrict user creation and/or disallow anonymous edits, too.
Hope this heps,
Tels
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