Rhobite wrote:
If you implement some sort of bot detection, you could issue keys to approved bots which would allow them to edit.
Right.
But I don't think CAPTCHA tests are the right approach, due to accessibility issues.
What would you suggest?
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
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