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| − | Nonsense text and promotional links are an ever-present problem on this wiki. Those who add the pages don't seem to understand that these wiki links don't add anything to their pagerank and are just a waste of their and our time. | + | Nonsense text and promotional links are an ever-present problem on this wiki. Those who add the pages don't seem to understand that these wiki links don't add anything to their pagerank and are just a waste of their and our time. Nevertheless, spam remains a problem. |
| − | + | == Wiki administrators == | |
| + | [[Special:Listadmins|wiki administrators]] are allowed to delete pages and/or block users. If you are interested in helping to block spamming accounts and revert edits please apply for administrator access on the SAC list (or contact [[User:Arnulf_Christl|Arnulf Christl]] directly). There is also a set of people who help review and reject/approve new wiki account registrations. | ||
| − | == | + | == Normal wiki users can help == |
| − | + | Other wiki members cannot fully delete spam, however you can help by spotting the spam and tackling it. Spam on pre-existing pages should be reverted. Much spam involves creation of a new page, often with a spammy title. Deal with these by replacing the page with: <tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Spam]]</nowiki></tt>.<br> | |
| + | These can be [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Spam|found]] and deleted by administrators. By redirecting we help avoid search engines indexing spam page titles (Spam getting indexed will attract more spam). | ||
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| + | All such efforts are appreciated. But we are also working on measures to reduce the need for this human effort. | ||
== Shields up again == | == Shields up again == | ||
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I have added some new captchas and the spam burden seems the be heavily reduced. Let's monitor... Cheers Markus [[User:Neteler|Neteler]] 00:33, 31 May 2012 (PDT) | I have added some new captchas and the spam burden seems the be heavily reduced. Let's monitor... Cheers Markus [[User:Neteler|Neteler]] 00:33, 31 May 2012 (PDT) | ||
: Is there any chance of making the captchas a ''little bit'' more tricky? At the moment it seems that the png is always "+1", which is making the automatic registration perhaps just a little bit too easy. [[User:Leo|Leo]] 03:56, 6 August 2013 (PDT) | : Is there any chance of making the captchas a ''little bit'' more tricky? At the moment it seems that the png is always "+1", which is making the automatic registration perhaps just a little bit too easy. [[User:Leo|Leo]] 03:56, 6 August 2013 (PDT) | ||
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| + | [http://cwillmes.de/blog/2016/08/02/the-daily-kindergardening-of-osgeo-wiki-spammers/ Adminstrator CWillmes blogged about 'The daily kindergardening of OSGeo wiki spammers'] - August 02, 2016 | ||
== A few places to watch for spam == | == A few places to watch for spam == | ||
| − | * [[Special:RecentChanges]]: | + | * [[Special:RecentChanges]]: This main OSGeo wiki |
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| + | Spam on the osgeo trac system | ||
* [http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/timeline?daysback=180&wiki=on&update=Update GeoTIFF] -frequently abused. | * [http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/timeline?daysback=180&wiki=on&update=Update GeoTIFF] -frequently abused. | ||
* [http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/timeline?daysback=180&wiki=on&update=Update GEOS] -frequently abused. | * [http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/timeline?daysback=180&wiki=on&update=Update GEOS] -frequently abused. | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 3 August 2016
Nonsense text and promotional links are an ever-present problem on this wiki. Those who add the pages don't seem to understand that these wiki links don't add anything to their pagerank and are just a waste of their and our time. Nevertheless, spam remains a problem.
Wiki administrators
wiki administrators are allowed to delete pages and/or block users. If you are interested in helping to block spamming accounts and revert edits please apply for administrator access on the SAC list (or contact Arnulf Christl directly). There is also a set of people who help review and reject/approve new wiki account registrations.
Normal wiki users can help
Other wiki members cannot fully delete spam, however you can help by spotting the spam and tackling it. Spam on pre-existing pages should be reverted. Much spam involves creation of a new page, often with a spammy title. Deal with these by replacing the page with: #REDIRECT [[Spam]].
These can be found and deleted by administrators. By redirecting we help avoid search engines indexing spam page titles (Spam getting indexed will attract more spam).
All such efforts are appreciated. But we are also working on measures to reduce the need for this human effort.
Shields up again
I have added some new captchas and the spam burden seems the be heavily reduced. Let's monitor... Cheers Markus Neteler 00:33, 31 May 2012 (PDT)
- Is there any chance of making the captchas a little bit more tricky? At the moment it seems that the png is always "+1", which is making the automatic registration perhaps just a little bit too easy. Leo 03:56, 6 August 2013 (PDT)
Adminstrator CWillmes blogged about 'The daily kindergardening of OSGeo wiki spammers' - August 02, 2016
A few places to watch for spam
- Special:RecentChanges: This main OSGeo wiki
Spam on the osgeo trac system