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| + | In 2007, automated spam-bots spewed stuff all over Open Circuits. | ||
| + | Reverting any one instance only took a minute (see [[How to delete spam]]). | ||
| + | But there were so many that the nice people of Open Circuits were annoyed that they were spending all their wiki-time dealing with spammers, rather than doing something productive. | ||
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| + | What should we do about it? | ||
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Lets put our discussion here. | Lets put our discussion here. | ||
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Secret we cannot let the terrorists know | Secret we cannot let the terrorists know | ||
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| + | == How Bad is it Now == | ||
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| + | * Dec 2007 | ||
| + | A real problem, reverting takes a lot of time and seems to last about a day. | ||
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| + | *Mar 10 2008 | ||
| + | Seems much better, perhaps acceptable. [[DavidCary]] ? must have changed something. | ||
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== Methods We Might Use == | == Methods We Might Use == | ||
| − | If you have | + | One goal of Open Circuits is to help people build amazing and wonderful things by giving them plans they can use and improve. |
| + | Spam is a problem when it distracts us from that goal. | ||
| + | Alas, the "easy" solutions to spam also prevent us from achieving that goal -- they make it so difficult to help us improve these plans that most people aren't going to bother. | ||
| + | Fortunately, people are working on better solutions. | ||
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| + | If you have something new add it | ||
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*Pro: Last time they spam. | *Pro: Last time they spam. | ||
| − | *Con: Cost of | + | *Con: Cost of ammo |
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*[[Hitler]] | *[[Hitler]] | ||
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*Pro: Might help | *Pro: Might help | ||
| − | *Con: Some may not want to have to | + | *Con: Some may not want to have to register prior to editing. How can we be Open Circuits if we are closed? |
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|Block Users or IP addresses that Spam | |Block Users or IP addresses that Spam | ||
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*Pro: Might help if spammers do not spoof thier ip addresses or have means of changing them. | *Pro: Might help if spammers do not spoof thier ip addresses or have means of changing them. | ||
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| + | == Three cents == | ||
| + | Get rid of captcha it puts people off contributing. Read Mediawiki on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Anti-spam_features Anti-spam features] and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Combating_spam Combating spam]. Install extensions at least: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilter AbuseFilter] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DeleteBatch DeleteBatch] -- [[User:Robkam|Robkam]] 12:28, 9 November 2012 (UTC) | ||
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| + | == further reading == | ||
| + | [[spam]], | ||
| + | [http://communitywiki.org/WikiSpam CommunityWiki: WikiSpam], | ||
| + | [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WikiSpam Meatball: WikiSpam], | ||
| + | [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SharedAntiSpam Meatball: shared anti-spam] | ||
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== Free Form Discussion == | == Free Form Discussion == | ||
Latest revision as of 04:28, 9 November 2012
It has been suggested that this page or section be merged into [[::spam|spam]]. (Discuss)
In 2007, automated spam-bots spewed stuff all over Open Circuits.
Reverting any one instance only took a minute (see How to delete spam).
But there were so many that the nice people of Open Circuits were annoyed that they were spending all their wiki-time dealing with spammers, rather than doing something productive.
What should we do about it?
Lets put our discussion here.
Contents
Current Spam Prevention[edit]
Secret we cannot let the terrorists know
How Bad is it Now[edit]
- Dec 2007
A real problem, reverting takes a lot of time and seems to last about a day.
- Mar 10 2008
Seems much better, perhaps acceptable. DavidCary ? must have changed something.
Methods We Might Use[edit]
One goal of Open Circuits is to help people build amazing and wonderful things by giving them plans they can use and improve. Spam is a problem when it distracts us from that goal. Alas, the "easy" solutions to spam also prevent us from achieving that goal -- they make it so difficult to help us improve these plans that most people aren't going to bother. Fortunately, people are working on better solutions.
If you have something new add it
| Method | In use | Brief Discussion Pro/Con | Vote For with your user name |
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| Shoot Them | No |
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| Edits from Registered User Only | No |
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| Captcha for Non-Registered Users | ? |
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| Captcha for All | No |
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| Register after Email Confirmation | ? |
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| Block Users or IP addresses that Spam | Yes |
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Three cents[edit]
Get rid of captcha it puts people off contributing. Read Mediawiki on Anti-spam features and Combating spam. Install extensions at least: AbuseFilter and DeleteBatch -- Robkam 12:28, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
further reading[edit]
spam, CommunityWiki: WikiSpam, Meatball: WikiSpam, Meatball: shared anti-spam
