Comments on: Mediawiki Spambot Blocking http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/04/07/mediawiki-spambot-blocking/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/04/07/mediawiki-spambot-blocking/#comment-81668 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1024932026#comment-81668 heh. I've ALWAYS sucked at math. I make no claims to be able to do it in my head. Usually makes people chuckle when someone who writes (wrote?) code has to pause to do simple math... heh. I’ve ALWAYS sucked at math. I make no claims to be able to do it in my head. Usually makes people chuckle when someone who writes (wrote?) code has to pause to do simple math…

]]> By: Sami Khan http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/04/07/mediawiki-spambot-blocking/#comment-81669 Sami Khan Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1024932026#comment-81669 It's pretty sad if you have to fire up calculator to add two, double digit numbers... What is our society coming too D'Arcy??? What is it coming to! It’s pretty sad if you have to fire up calculator to add two, double digit numbers… What is our society coming too D’Arcy??? What is it coming to!

]]> By: Gordon Morehouse http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/04/07/mediawiki-spambot-blocking/#comment-82468 Gordon Morehouse Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1024932026#comment-82468 Please see http://wiki.evernex.com/index.php?title=Blocking_Spam_in_Mediawiki for a HOWTO on blocking spam in MediaWiki. I keep it updated fairly often and run a fairly active small wiki on which I've successfully been able to go back to an open edit (no account required) policy. Successful spam attacks in the last 6 months: 0. Please see http://wiki.evernex.com/index.php?title=Blocking_Spam_in_Mediawiki for a HOWTO on blocking spam in MediaWiki.

I keep it updated fairly often and run a fairly active small wiki on which I’ve successfully been able to go back to an open edit (no account required) policy. Successful spam attacks in the last 6 months: 0.

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