On 6 February 2014 21:06, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 1:28 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > On 6 February 2014 19:00, helen <helenruss...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi there, > >> > >> I'm Helen, a Wi admin. > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Helen_russian > >> > >> Since 5th Feb. MWiki is under a massive spam attack. > >> Please take a look: https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Special:Log/delete, > >> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Special:Log/block > >> > > > > I warned about exactly that, but I was asked (see JIRAs) to remove the > > cats (captcha). If you read the JIRA (which was watched be several in > here) > > you will see my warning. > > > > The simple captcha we have in place, is browser safe, but not very > > efficient. I assume the admins as such wanted the change (otherwise I am > > sure the task would not have been added). > > > > Another captcha was suggested, but with the note "not tested on > mediawiki" > > (or something similar). We only install extensions supported by mediawiki > > of course. > > > > A simpler solution: Why not add back the "cat" captcha, but only show > it to the spammers? > > Regards, > > -Rob > > (OK. That is a joke. But I was once asked by a manager, many years > ago, to improve a spell checker so it only reported misspellings of > words that were in the dictionary.) >
I am happy, someone can make a joke out of a self imposed spam attack. I am surely too serious in my work, but would much more ike to see a community agreed solution, before we end having all admins fight spam (just remember last time). rgds jan I. > > > If the admins wants a change, then please have a discussion about it on > the > > ML, and once agreed upon, file a JIRA. > > > > rgds > > jan I. > > > > > > Please help. > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Helen > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
