[ALUG] Wiki spam problem

[MJ Ray]

samwise <samwise at bagshot-row.org> wrote: [...]
> a) restrict wiki to English only
> b) only accept modifications with an explanatory comment (most of the
> spam ones don't)

Those both seem sensible steps.

> c) only accept modifications from registered users and require all new
> accounts to be approved [...]

If you do that and don't offer OpenID logins, I won't edit it any
more.  Then again, I've not had much time to edit it for a few months,
but surely I'm not the only member with Trivial Web Registration
Fatigue?  Requiring approval also seems to go against "wikiwiki"
meaning "quick".  Finally, even if you require logins, you will still
get some spambot attacks eventually: I did on my AFFS wiki...

Regards,
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