On 4/10/06, Steve Bennett stevage@gmail.com wrote:
I was thinking something similar once.
- Deny all links that are not wrapped in a {{url}} template.
- Deny {{url}} template to anons. (contentious) Perhaps allow
white-listed anons? Or allow some other template which generates a comment rather than an actual link?
- Add "nofollow" to all links that are not wrapped in {{urlfollow}}
- Deny {{urlfollow}} to everyone except confirmed users (reg + 10 days
or something)
FWIW, Anons are not a real spam liability.. anyone competent enough to be a significant annoyance is able to make an account.
The template solution you've proposed is effectively an extension to the wikitext syntax... I don't see a reason to overload the template system for that purpose... just extend the syntax if thats what we really want.
Though there's something I don't like about people deciding on a case by case basis about whether to use nofollow or not.
Perhaps, alternatively, devise a mechanism whereby URLs automatically become "follow" links after some time period, like 5 days.
"And then a miracle occurs"... Making that scale will be a challenge. ...and still doesn't cover the cases of spam on namespaces that get less attention.