I agree re: AbuseFilter, but I was starting with the low-hanging fruit. Installing AbuseFilter and copying some of the basic Wikimedia anti-spam filters would be a better permanent solution!
On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 14:19, Lewis Cawte <lewisca...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I'll add to this one - I'm not even convinced the Captcha is set up > correctly. QuestyCaptcha is showing as enabled, but, it is terrible > (particularly as soon as a bot operator has solved the question(s)) and I > don't see ConfirmEdit enabled. I'd also expect to see AbuseFilter, which > isn't enabled either. > > I'd be hesitant of locking down account creation long term, but, it's > certainly a good temporary move as the wiki is getting barraged by spambots > currently. > > Still happy to help/advise on the wiki, drawing from both my personal > experience of plenty of MW setups and running ShoutWiki. > > Lewis Cawte ([[User:Lcawte]]) > Wikimedia user, occasional developer / ShoutWiki tech lead > > On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 13:55, Richard Jenkins <richardjenkin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Apologies if I sound like a broken record, but I want to raise the issue >> of spam on the Wikimedia UK wiki again as it seems nothing has happened >> since Sammy/TheresNoTime reported the issue a few weeks ago. >> >> There are currently over 75,000 pages on the wiki, and I'd wager that >> about 95% of them are spam. Hundreds of pages of vacuous crap are created >> every day. >> >> [Warning - links contain adult text content] >> The spam ranges from the bizarre >> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Penis_goes_in._Penis_comes_out._Can%E2%80%99t_explain_that.> >> to the offensive <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Raise_your_dongers.>, >> and includes links to services that may be illegal in the United Kingdom >> and elsewhere (e.g. unregulated pharmacies >> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Secret_Guide_To_List_Of_Approved_Canadian_Pharmacies>, >> cannabis products >> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/How_To_THC_Edibles_The_Planet_Using_Just_Your_Blog>, >> and supplements making medical claims >> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Penis_Enlagment_And_Growth_Of_Hir_On_Penis_And_Real_Male_Enhancement>). >> I found these examples with a *thirty second* search, and I do not doubt >> that there are worse ones out there. >> >> I realise & respect that most of the people involved with the running of >> the site are volunteers or only employed by WMUK on a part-time basis, but >> given that the initial actions Sammy proposed (preventing anonymous editing >> and locking down account creation) would take about ten minutes maximum I >> am befuddled as to why they've not been implemented. >> >> I know that Sammy offered their help, and I am also happy to assist with >> the fixes and clean-up. (I'm an administrator on the English Wikipedia and >> have administered MediaWiki installations myself, if it helps.) >> >> Thanks for reading, >> >> Richard / (User:Firefly on Wikimedia projects) >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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