The spambots are out at full force.

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• J-co Tramp Senior

  December 2011 edited 3:44PM

  QUOTE (WinnipegIs @ Dec 13 2011, 02:49 PM) »

  http://wiki.pvkii.com/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges
  
  I assume that people have tried combating them in the past. So, why doesn't the administrator just close registrations and only allow people who dedicate themselves to editing the wiki (through request on this here forum) in by making them an account with his or her administrative powers? I wanted to do some work on the wiki, but knowing that it's getting overrun by spambots is a bit discouraging.

  
  Yes you are absolutely right. Unfortunately the only admin has been absent for months.

  
  I have an aristocratic smile and like to punch people
• WinnipegIs Senior

  December 2011 edited December 2011

  Is he also the server administrator? If not, I'm sure someone on the team could find a way to create themselves an administrative account on the wiki.
• ZinuX Mutated Walrus Hamster Members, Beta Tester

  December 2011 edited 3:44PM

  I am also admin, but don't have the powers to do anything about it.
  Sonic is the server administrator.

  
• WinnipegIs Senior

  December 2011 edited 3:44PM

  Why not backup the necessary data (there doesn't seem to be a lot you'd have to backup) and then reinstall the wiki software with new limitations?
• Gourdain Senior

  December 2011 edited 3:44PM

  Can't you block links, filter out the words "viagra"?
  

  Gourdain the guardian!
  
• WinnipegIs Senior

  December 2011 edited 3:44PM

  The problem is more in that the Wiki is getting flooded rather than with what.
• Sonic7145 Senior

  December 2011 edited 3:44PM

  I tried disabling account registrations, but either someone re-enabled them or the bots went back to using old accounts or something. At this point the best idea may be to save what content we can and start the wiki fresh (with account registration approvable only by admins from the start).
• Crazytalk Terminator PVKII Team

  January 2012 edited 3:44PM

  I've cleaned it up, but can't guarantee that all pages are back to normal. I've also disabled new user registration.

  
• LordTrilobite Baron Grunwald disapproves. Senior

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  Hurray for Crazytalk!
  
  
  Now it can become useful again!

  
• J-co Tramp Senior

  January 2012 edited 3:44PM

  Yes thank you

  
  I have an aristocratic smile and like to punch people
• ZinuX Mutated Walrus Hamster Members, Beta Tester

  January 2012 edited 3:44PM

  Great!