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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> | ||
:::...Either Porple did something, or the spammers have just given up. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | |||
::::I think it stopped. I see no spam attacks in other wikis either. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 09:06, 13 February 2011 (EST) | |||
::::::Well it stopped here at least, but not on other wikis, that's for sure. --{{User:Gamefreak75/Sig}} | |||
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Should we start deleting spam revisions to clear up page histories? {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | |||
:Sounds pretty pointless to me. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | |||
::Ditto. It may give a cleaner state to the history, but it's really not like it matters. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 10:46, 27 February 2011 (EST) | |||
:::I also think leaving it all there is good, as there's always a chance it may have a use. Suppose someone is looking into the spammers and trying to gather information about it all for whatever reason; if they see discussion about specific instances of spamming, it's useful for them to be able to look through the page histories and find the times and content and everything. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | |||
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Would disallowing un-autoconfirmed users from creating new pages and uploading new files be a good solution to stop spammers? {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | |||
:Don't we have captcha for unconfirmed users? If so, blocking new pages/files seems like a good idea. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 18:21, 3 March 2011 (EST) | |||
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We need to take extreme measures. I didn't want to suggest it, but the spam is starting to become 50% of a day's edits. At least until they give up, I suggest we do something extreme. Like disabling new pages for new users altogether or something. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 19:12, 8 March 2011 (EST) | |||
:I agree. It is honestly beyond pathetic now. The wiki is looking bad with all ths crap here. Also, it's not like there is anything for users to create anyways, since we basically have every article on the wiki created. --{{User:Gamefreak75/Sig}} | |||
::Agreed. That's what I was saying above. We should prevent them from uploading new files and creating new pages until they are autoconfirmed. {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | |||
:::Sounds good. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | |||
Aren't either GP or Vol a mod here? Can't either of you do something? Or can only Porple do it? Come on, ~4 spam pages a day... '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 19:53, 10 March 2011 (EST) | |||
:I'm just an admin. {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | |||