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

[Jon Harald Søby]

When such usernames are spotted, please report them to stewards on
#wikimedia-stewards, so we can lock & hide the accounts.

2008/9/11 Phil Nash <pn007a2145 at blueyonder.co.uk>

> 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.
>
> >>
> >> 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:
> >>>
> >>>> 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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