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| + | OK, so apparently I have not taken a look at [[:Special:Listusers|the user list]] in a while, because we might have a spam user problem here. There are a lot of registered users that were there before we got recaptcha that do not look legit. Now, how much we really want to worry about these users is up for debate, but it seems like we could probably go through the list and delete obvious ones (they are often just streams of numbers and letters). Or we could leave them and just delete their users if they spam something. Either way, it is helpful to know that this exists. thoughts? [[User:Tfooq|Tfooq]] 15:34, 6 February 2008 (CST) | ||
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Revision as of 14:34, 6 February 2008
Use this article to discuss spam problems on the site.
Spam User Problem
OK, so apparently I have not taken a look at the user list in a while, because we might have a spam user problem here. There are a lot of registered users that were there before we got recaptcha that do not look legit. Now, how much we really want to worry about these users is up for debate, but it seems like we could probably go through the list and delete obvious ones (they are often just streams of numbers and letters). Or we could leave them and just delete their users if they spam something. Either way, it is helpful to know that this exists. thoughts? Tfooq 15:34, 6 February 2008 (CST)
CAPTCHA
Should we install CAPTCHA? And if so, how should we implement it? My thoughts are that we would require it for all anonymous edits and for user registration. What do you all think? Would this be too annoying? Tfooq 13:10, 2 January 2008 (CST)
We couldn't have just added on to the old spam discussion? Anyway, I agree that we should require it for the anonymous edits and for user registration. Most anonymous editors, whether people with accounts or not, are not likely to be making a whole lot of edits in a particular visit, and therefore the CAPTCHA would be a minor inconvenience. Camozzi 14:07, 2 January 2008 (CST)
Seconded. I think everyone typing a five or six letter sequence in exchange for not logging in is far less annoying than having these problems with spam. --Ocarina 14:40, 2 January 2008 (CST)
Consider the idea thirded. When spam was a minor problem, fixing it was just as minor. But it's getting out of control and I think the CAPTCHA would fix that. Bill M. 18:58, 2 January 2008 (CST)
Come on, install it! I'm really tired of having to fix the spam. Camozzi 10:19, 12 January 2008 (CST)
I'm with Brian here. The spam's out of control. It's time to bring out the big guns. Bill M. 01:31, 13 January 2008 (CST)
Late note, reCAPTCHA has been installed, and the spam has gone away since. You will have to pass a human being test in order to make an anonymous edit or create a new user. That should do it, at least for a little bit. Tfooq 02:19, 5 February 2008 (CST)
Blacklist
Several months ago I installed the Spamblacklist extension, and it got rid of almost all the site's spam that included external links.
