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PhilippeTeuwen: /* Prevent spam on public wiki */

2013-11-07T08:23:16Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

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 Hmmm actually I discovered Google is smart enough to solve this captcha, let's hope spammers are more stupid ;-)
 * https://www.google.be/search?q=0x1C+%2B+0x1F+in+base%2010%20%3D
 ==Customisation==

2013-05-14T21:03:47Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:03, 14 May 2013
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	$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createpage'] = true;		$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createpage'] = true;
	$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createtalk'] = true;		$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createtalk'] = true;
	# Prevent namespace USER to be spammed too easily as apparently 'createpage'=false is not blocking user page creation
	$wgNamespaceProtection[NS_USER] = array( 'upload' );
	* Add captcha with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit		* Add captcha with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit
	** There is a Debian package but it comes with dependencies to latex & image manipulation suites so to keep it simple I installed it manually, using only SimpleCaptcha.		** There is a Debian package but it comes with dependencies to latex & image manipulation suites so to keep it simple I installed it manually, using only SimpleCaptcha.

2013-05-14T21:03:27Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:03, 14 May 2013
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	* Prevent new users to create new pages, they need to ask me to be powerusers (but a new user can still edit an existing page)		* Prevent new users to create new pages, they need to ask me to be powerusers (but a new user can still edit an existing page)
	** /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php:		** /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php:
			$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;
			$wgGroupPermissions['*']['upload'] = false;
			$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createpage'] = false;
			$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createtalk'] = false;
	$wgGroupPermissions['user']['upload'] = false;		$wgGroupPermissions['user']['upload'] = false;
	$wgGroupPermissions['user']['createpage'] = false;		$wgGroupPermissions['user']['createpage'] = false;

2013-05-14T20:33:46Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:33, 14 May 2013
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	$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createpage'] = true;		$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createpage'] = true;
	$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createtalk'] = true;		$wgGroupPermissions['poweruser']['createtalk'] = true;
			# Prevent namespace USER to be spammed too easily as apparently 'createpage'=false is not blocking user page creation
			$wgNamespaceProtection[NS_USER] = array( 'upload' );
	* Add captcha with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit		* Add captcha with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit
	** There is a Debian package but it comes with dependencies to latex & image manipulation suites so to keep it simple I installed it manually, using only SimpleCaptcha.		** There is a Debian package but it comes with dependencies to latex & image manipulation suites so to keep it simple I installed it manually, using only SimpleCaptcha.

2013-02-01T20:35:03Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:35, 1 February 2013
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	</source>		</source>
	which asks you e.g. "0x1C + 0x1F in base10="		which asks you e.g. "0x1C + 0x1F in base10="

			Hmmm actually I discovered Google is smart enough to solve this captcha, let's hope spammers are more stupid ;-)
			* https://www.google.be/search?q=0x1C+%2B+0x1F+in+base%2010%20%3D

	==Customisation==		==Customisation==

2013-02-01T20:32:43Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:32, 1 February 2013
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	* Add captcha with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit		* Add captcha with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit
	** There is a Debian package but it comes with dependencies to latex & image manipulation suites so to keep it simple I installed it manually, using only SimpleCaptcha.		** There is a Debian package but it comes with dependencies to latex & image manipulation suites so to keep it simple I installed it manually, using only SimpleCaptcha.
	** But SimpleCaptcha (a simple addition) is too simple for what I suspect to be farms of humans solving captcha... So I customized it a bit in /etc/mediawiki/extensions/ConfirmEdit/~~ConfirmEdit_body~~.php:		** But SimpleCaptcha (a simple addition) is too simple for what I suspect to be farms of humans solving captcha... So I customized it a bit in /etc/mediawiki/extensions/ConfirmEdit/Captcha.php:
	<source lang=php>		<source lang=php>
	function getCaptcha() {		function getCaptcha() {

2011-08-06T18:12:59Z

Reverted edits by LibbyFrost (Talk) to last revision by PhilippeTeuwen

Can't load revision 7196

2011-08-05T16:03:34Z

Can't load revision 7194

2011-04-21T08:36:21Z

Prevent spam on public wiki

2011-04-21T08:35:40Z

Disable anonymous reading

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 Easy to get:
 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Preventing_Access#1.5_Upwards
 ==Customisation==