Sj wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:10:39 -0600, Phil Sandifer sandifer@sbcglobal.net wrote:
What would be the result/problem/whatever of an edit speed throttle on new accounts. I'm thinking an edit a minute for the first 100 edits. I know edit count is a resource intensive query,
This sounds like a great idea. It's important precisely because it increases the leverage serious contributors have over repeat vandals. As to the technical aspect: if a separate table like "user_data" has a field "edit_count" that is updated every time the user makes an edit, it will not be so expensive to record (on-edit actions are comparatively reasonable), and will be cheap to query. That would not even be a particularly difficult database-change to make, since it could be a new table, rather than a new column in an old one.
Or the isNewbie() function (I think that's the name) checked before someone can do a page move. "Is newbie or anon, last edit under 60 seconds ago? Sorry, please wait a few seconds!"
Probably need some provision for authorised bots.
[cc: to wikitech-l]
- d.