Alphax wrote:
Page move vandalism help request. This is going to wikipedia-l and wikien-l; hope someone can help...
-------- Original Message -------- From: Muriel Gottrop gottrop@yahoo.co.uk
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So, how can we limit new users from moving pages and in what terms? Can we decide a fixed number of editions from which the user can move pages? How does this work??
The feature in question is enabled on en, de and fr. It denies page moves to new users based on a heuristic which is currently the same for all wikis. For security reasons I'd prefer it if the exact algorithm was not publicised; it's subject to change without notice in any case. I can discuss it privately with known members of the community.
We can enable it for pt if there is a consensus in favour. I know that might be difficult without more public information, but in any case, remember that you, the community, are in control. If it causes problems, you can discuss improvements with me or one of the other developers, or ask that it be switched off.
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-- Tim Starling