wiki-l Mailing List: Re: Editing and registration

[Andrew Netherton (andrewnetherton]

On 4/11/07, Philip Proefrock <architect [at] cornellbox.com> wrote:
> Maybe we can allow some editing of minor pages without registration.

Spammers don't care where they stick their garbage, and it's just as
inconvenient to remove spam from a "minor" page as it is from a major
one - it's just less visible, is all.

I would strongly urge SOME form of identification to be required to
edit anything.

> I think there's also a blacklist function in MediaWiki, and I would add
> the logged IP address of the spammer to that list.

May not really accomplish much.  Best to prevent them popping up in
the first place than dealing with them after the fact.  As you can
probably tell, I'd rather be proactive at the expense of some
accessibility than reactive.  I honestly think it can get away from us
much more quickly than anyone dreads.

Regards,
Andrew Netherton
Laurel Creek Commons
Waterloo, ON, Canada
http://andrewnetherton.wordpress.com