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| Available to Admins | | Available to Admins | ||
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+ | | [http://www.parkansky.com/china.htm Block China IP Addresses] | ||
+ | | Enabled | ||
+ | | 10/22/2012 | ||
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+ | | ''Unknown'' | ||
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== Other Measures == | == Other Measures == | ||
Other possible options, not currently enabled: | Other possible options, not currently enabled: | ||
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilter AbuseFilter] | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilter AbuseFilter] | ||
** Unknown if it will be useful [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 14:18, 18 October 2012 (PDT) | ** Unknown if it will be useful [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 14:18, 18 October 2012 (PDT) | ||
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* 2012/10/18: BadBehavior enabled | * 2012/10/18: BadBehavior enabled | ||
* 2012/10/18: This page created | * 2012/10/18: This page created | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == |
Revision as of 10:53, 22 October 2012
Summary
This page attempts to detail all of the current anti-SPAM measures the BattleTechWiki has in place, their effectiveness, and so on. BTW SPAM has increased over time, and new anti-SPAM techniques are needed periodically to keep SPAM on the wiki under control.
Current Measures
Measure | Status | Implemented | Configuration | Effectiveness | Log | Notes |
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$wgEnableSorbs
|
Enabled | ~2008 | $wgEnableSorbs = true
|
Unknown | Unavailable | No way to track effectiveness.
Officially deprecated in favor of |
$wgEnableDnsBlacklist
|
Enabled | 10/2012 | $wgEnableDnsBlacklist = true
|
Unknown | Unavailable | No way to track effectiveness.
Replaces Might block legitimate users who use proxies |
SimpleAntiSpam | Enabled | 12/2011 | n/a | Unknown | Available to Admins | Enabled logging 10/2012 to track effectiveness |
SpamBlacklist | Enabled | 12/2011 | $wgSpamBlacklistFiles = array(...) :
|
Unknown | Available to Admins | Enabled logging 10/2012 to track effectiveness |
CommentSpammer | Enabled | 02/2012 | n/a | ~30 SPAMs/day | Log | |
ConfirmEdit / QuestyCaptcha | Enabled | 02/2012 | Enabled for edits and new users | Unknown | Available to Admins | Enabled logging 10/2012 to track effectiveness |
BadBehavior | Enabled | 10/2012 | n/a | Unknown | Available to Admins | Will check effectiveness after one month |
Block China IP Addresses | Enabled | 10/22/2012 | n/a | Unknown | n/a | Will check effectiveness after one month |
Other Measures
Other possible options, not currently enabled:
- AbuseFilter
- TitleBlacklist
$wgEmailConfirmToEdit
- AkismetKlik
- ConfirmAccount
Tools
- User Merge and Delete can be used to clean up (i.e. remove) SPAM accounts. Simply put the SPAM account's name in the Old user field, and leave the New user field blank. The SPAM account will be merged into the Anonymous user, including all of their pages and edits.
- If you hit a database error when using the extension, please let Nicjansma know. A bug with the Merge and Delete extension was fixed on 2012/10/17 for errors with the text "
wl_user
" and "PRIMARY key 0" in them, but there may be others.
- If you hit a database error when using the extension, please let Nicjansma know. A bug with the Merge and Delete extension was fixed on 2012/10/17 for errors with the text "
Log
- 2008:
$wgEnableSorbs
enabled - 2008: ConfirmEdit enabled
- 2009/10/07: ReCaptcha used for ConfirmEdit
- 2011/12/19: SimpleAntiSpam enabled
- 2011/12/19: SpamBlacklist enabled
- 2012/02/11: QuestyCaptcha used for ConfirmEdit
- 2012/02/11: CommentSpammer enabled
- 2012/08/10: Additional QuestyCaptcha questions added
- 2012/10/18:
$wgEnableDnsBlacklist
enabled - 2012/10/18: BadBehavior enabled
- 2012/10/18: This page created
- 2012/10/22: Blocked all Chinese IP addresses
Resources
MediaWiki articles on SPAM control:
- Combating SPAM
- Proxy blocking
- Anti-Spam Features
- Comparison of DNS Blacklists
- MediaWiki Spam Management Extensions
Other articles on MediaWiki SPAM control: