[Mediawiki-l] restricting page creation

[Frank Fulchiero]

> From: "Thomas Dalton" <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] restricting page creation
>
>
>> anonymous users are still able to create new pages just by typing in
>> their browser, so
>> http://mediawikiIP/wikiname/index.php/Garbage
>> creates a new page called Garbage.
>
> What do you mean by "creates a new page"? It should just say "No page
> exists with this title", or words to that effect. That isn't a page,
> it's just an error message, that's why it doesn't show up on All
> Pages.

But that's not what happens in our wikis, here is a real  
example....it looks like a real created page, no error message
http://nutmeg.conncoll.edu/wiki/index.php/Garbage

Are you saying this page does not actually exist? It seems to.

Frank Fulchiero
Digital Media Specialist
Connecticut College