Sj wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:10:39 -0600, Phil Sandifer
<sandifer(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>What would be the result/problem/whatever of an
edit speed throttle on
>new accounts. I'm thinking an edit a minute for the first 100 edits. I
>know edit count is a resource intensive query,
This sounds like a great idea. It's important
precisely because it
increases the leverage serious contributors have over repeat vandals.
As to the technical aspect: if a separate table like "user_data" has a
field "edit_count" that is updated every time the user makes an edit,
it will not be so expensive to record (on-edit actions are
comparatively reasonable), and will be cheap to query. That would not
even be a particularly difficult database-change to make, since it
could be a new table, rather than a new column in an old one.
Or the isNewbie() function (I think that's the name) checked before
someone can do a page move. "Is newbie or anon, last edit under 60 seconds
ago? Sorry, please wait a few seconds!"
Probably need some provision for authorised bots.
[cc: to wikitech-l]
- d.