On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:34:48 -0800, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
But I don't think CAPTCHA tests are the right approach, due to accessibility issues.
What would you suggest?
Unfortunately I don't have any great suggestions. I've dealt with bot spam on a much smaller scale on my weblog, and it's not a simple problem.
In response to your earlier note; if you haven't found it yet, the blacklist is editable by sysops on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist
Leave a comment on the talk page to request additions.
Thanks, I'll do that.
Rhobite