[Foundation-l] Autocreated global accounts (was: [Wikitech-l]$wgCentralAuthAutoNew=true)

[Phil Nash]

Aphaia wrote:
>> Small wikis are now spammed with unacceptable usernames which contain
>> libelous messages. Is it an option to block the IP addresses behind
>> those vandals not to create an account anymore?

Tricky if they're on floating IPs; I've seen a few autocreations on en:wiki 
that are offensive when you run them through Google translation, and blocked 
them there- but I think it's in the nature of SUL that these users will not 
edit on every wiki, and to try and weed these accounts out is impractical. 
If they are going to cause trouble on a non-native wiki, they will be 
spotted soon enough.

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>> On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Huib Laurens <sterkebak at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> So a vandal has to make one account en can spam on all wiki's?
>>>
>>>
>>> No, there's no need for them to make an account first.
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