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Notes on addressing spam… |
Notes on addressing spam… |
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If you can't do any of this because you're lacking permissions, talk to [[User:Dave|Dave]]. |
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Currently (2013-01): |
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==Measures== |
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* Enabled [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit] to use [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit#QuestyCaptcha QuestyCaptcha] ([https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha more]), leaving the default configuration (used only upon account creation and linking outside the site) |
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''Historic:'' Tried [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgEmailConfirmToEdit $wgEmailConfirmToEdit] 2013-01-31, but found ineffective, so disabled (default) |
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==Monitor== |
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* Check the list of [http://www.9.0ne.org/mw/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&creationSort=1 users] and [http://www.9.0ne.org/mw/index.php?title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=newbie new user contributions] |
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==Clean== |
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* '''Pages''' are deleted through the page "Delete" option in the top nav dropdown (beside "View history") (available to users in the "Administrator" group) |
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* '''Recent History''' entries related to spam and its cleanup can be hidden from the default view by marking them as "bot" actions. This is done by visiting [[Special:RecentChangesCleanup]] (cross referencing with [[Special:RecentChanges]]) |
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Latest revision as of 21:41, 31 January 2013
Notes on addressing spam…
If you can't do any of this because you're lacking permissions, talk to Dave.
Measures[edit]
- Enabled ConfirmEdit to use QuestyCaptcha (more), leaving the default configuration (used only upon account creation and linking outside the site)
Historic: Tried $wgEmailConfirmToEdit 2013-01-31, but found ineffective, so disabled (default)
Monitor[edit]
- Watch the "Recent Changes" feed
- Check the list of users and new user contributions
Clean[edit]
- Users are "deleted" by merging with user, "Anonymous" via Special:UserMerge (from extention, "User Merge and Delete")
- Pages are deleted through the page "Delete" option in the top nav dropdown (beside "View history") (available to users in the "Administrator" group)
- Recent History entries related to spam and its cleanup can be hidden from the default view by marking them as "bot" actions. This is done by visiting Special:RecentChangesCleanup (cross referencing with Special:RecentChanges)