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:[http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] is suffering from this too. I suggest we enable captcha when external links are added. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 20:29, 9 February 2011 (EST) | :[http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] is suffering from this too. I suggest we enable captcha when external links are added. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 20:29, 9 February 2011 (EST) | ||
:There is an extension that will prevent users from putting certain words on pages to prevent spam. Porple installed it on Pikmin Fanon and it's working fine. | :There is an extension that will prevent users from putting certain words on pages to prevent spam. Porple installed it on Pikmin Fanon and it's working fine. {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | ||
::But then you need to make changes whenever some new set of spammers crops up, and the more words you add over time, the more likely you are to interfere with legitimate edits. It's not much of a preventative measure, as you need spam to happen ''before'' you can prevent it. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | ::But then you need to make changes whenever some new set of spammers crops up, and the more words you add over time, the more likely you are to interfere with legitimate edits. It's not much of a preventative measure, as you need spam to happen ''before'' you can prevent it. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | ||