Speaking from my experience as a list administrator for a number of the Wikimedia mailing lists: Letting people subscribe to and know of the existence of the mailing list is a good idea at the moment. The user that sent this email is subscribed to the mailing list so we need the list admin (Erik at this point but we can have more) to unsubscribe them. The list is already set so that non-members cannot send a message to it, but as you can see if they do subscribe to the list then they can post freely. We don't usually require list admin approval for subscription requests as this is a public list, but here are the options: a) Require list admin approval for subscription - doesn't make sense to me as its not a private list, so you would likely approve that spammer anyways. b) Set posts for new subscribers to require moderation (approved by a list admin before they are sent to the list) - this could stop any potential influx of spam and legitimate subscribers could be unmoderated once they have posted. c) Remove the advertising of the mailing list from the site notice. d) Do nothing yet. I think d) is the best at the moment, as this email is likely to just be a one off so we can unsubscribe and ban this spammer. If the spam increases, then we could consider the other options. Thoughts? On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Cacahuate wrote:

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Thehelpfulone <thehelpfulonewiki(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote: I have unsubscribed them from the list. :) pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 415-839-6885, x 6643 philippe(a)wikimedia.org

Yes, let's change nothing for now, and just ban spammers when they post. If spam or other abusive posts gets out of hand, then b. Roger On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Thehelpfulone <thehelpfulonewiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:

d) first - easy. b) next if necessary, but requires work a) doesnt work c) last resort. Cheers, Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: Thehelpfulone To: Wikivoyage Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [Wikivoyage-l] (no subject) Speaking from my experience as a list administrator for a number of the Wikimedia mailing lists: Letting people subscribe to and know of the existence of the mailing list is a good idea at the moment. The user that sent this email is subscribed to the mailing list so we need the list admin (Erik at this point but we can have more) to unsubscribe them. The list is already set so that non-members cannot send a message to it, but as you can see if they do subscribe to the list then they can post freely. We don't usually require list admin approval for subscription requests as this is a public list, but here are the options: a) Require list admin approval for subscription - doesn't make sense to me as its not a private list, so you would likely approve that spammer anyways. b) Set posts for new subscribers to require moderation (approved by a list admin before they are sent to the list) - this could stop any potential influx of spam and legitimate subscribers could be unmoderated once they have posted. c) Remove the advertising of the mailing list from the site notice. d) Do nothing yet. I think d) is the best at the moment, as this email is likely to just be a one off so we can unsubscribe and ban this spammer. If the spam increases, then we could consider the other options. Thoughts? On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Cacahuate wrote: Or maybe remove the "subscribe to mailing list" from the site notice Cacahuate On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:48 AM, James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> wrote: Looks like we need someone to screen the mail going out? J On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 6:47 AM, sanjay jain <xceleasyfit(a)gmail.com> wrote: A diaper is a kind of underwear that allows one to defecate or urinate in a discreet manner. When diapers become soiled, they require changing; this process is often performed by a second person such as a parent or caregiver. Failure to change a diaper on a regular enough basis can result in diaper rash.http://www.easyfit.in _______________________________________________ Wikivoyage-l mailing list Wikivoyage-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivoyage-l -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com _______________________________________________ Wikivoyage-l mailing list Wikivoyage-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivoyage-l ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Wikivoyage-l mailing list Wikivoyage-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivoyage-l ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2638/5536 - Release Date: 01/15/13