Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject: Reminder: wiki spam problem
Just a reminder about peak wiki, adding content is more fun then removing spam.
A few options to consider...
Quote:
ConfirmEdit
Install the ConfirmEdit extension. ConfirmEdit uses captchas (simple
tests to "prove" an editor is human before registering an account or
allowing certain types of edits) to prevent many spam robots from
inserting spam into a wiki.
You can use "fancy" image captchas with squiggly letters, the kind
everyone is used to seeing these days, or you can opt to use
simple math problems. The image-based captchas present problems
for blind people, but it's probably easier to write a spam robot to
detect and do math problems, so there's a tradeoff. I use the math
problems on UMassWiki for maximum accessibility. They're very
simple addition and subtraction only.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
News
Discussions
Resources
Members
Forum FAQ
Search
Usergroups
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
