[infrastructure-dev] Re: Changes in the OOoWiki backend

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On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:01 AM, Clayton <[email protected]> wrote:

> There as been a lot of link spam on the OOoWiki the past few days.  I'm
> tired of chasing it, and I imagine the other Admins are too.... so I've
> added some code to the LocalSettings.php file to block all edits and page
> creation to new confirmed accounts.  After a 4 day "cooling off period" t=
hen
> the new user accounts will have edit and page creation rights.  Hopefully
> this is long enough that the Spammers get bored and leave... but new users
> come back.
>
> There are very very few new legitimate users compared to spam accounts
> anyway... and of those new legitimate users maybe one per month actually
> edits a page.  The impact of this change on legitimate users should be ve=
ry
> low.
>
> See:
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Wiki_maintenance/LocalSettings.p=
hp_modifications#Block_new_users_from_editing_or_creating_new_pages_for_4_d=
aysfor details of the change.
>
> C.
>

Thanks for looking out clayton, should I try to push my users to create
accounts just in case, or should they do the opposite and wait a few days
until they create new accounts?



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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:01 AM, Clayton =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">ccornell@o=
penoffice.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204)=
; padding-left: 1ex;">
There as been a lot of link spam on the OOoWiki the past few days. =C2=A0I&=
#39;m tired of chasing it, and I imagine the other Admins are too.... so I&=
#39;ve added some code to the LocalSettings.php file to block all edits and=
 page creation to new confirmed accounts. =C2=A0After a 4 day &quot;cooling=
 off period&quot; then the new user accounts will have edit and page creati=
on rights. =C2=A0Hopefully this is long enough that the Spammers get bored =
and leave... but new users come back.<br>

<br>
There are very very few new legitimate users compared to spam accounts anyw=
ay... and of those new legitimate users maybe one per month actually edits =
a page. =C2=A0The impact of this change on legitimate users should be very =
low.<br>

<br>
See: <a href=3D"http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Wiki_maintenance/L=
ocalSettings.php_modifications#Block_new_users_from_editing_or_creating_new=
_pages_for_4_days" target=3D"_blank">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wi=
ki/Wiki_maintenance/LocalSettings.php_modifications#Block_new_users_from_ed=
iting_or_creating_new_pages_for_4_days</a> for details of the change.<br>

<br>
C.<br></blockquote><div><br>Thanks for looking out clayton, should I try to=
 push my users to create accounts just in case, or should they do the oppos=
ite and wait a few days until they create new accounts?<br><br>=C2=A0</div>
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