On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Al Johnson alj62888@yahoo.com wrote:
I disagree with your comment below in principle. Requiring regular users to modify their behavior because of the actions of a few bad actors just ruins and complicates the experience you are trying to create. Dealing with spammers comes with the territory and is my responsibility, not my visitors.
...but the sad truth is that for many small wikis the actions of a few bad actors ruin and complicate the experience you are trying to create for users (readers as much as editors) The spammers spoil the user experience much more than asking a few interested users to jump through a hoop or two to become editors.