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** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anti-spam_Features Anti-spam features]: simple built-in regex blacklist | ** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anti-spam_Features Anti-spam features]: simple built-in regex blacklist | ||
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension SpamBlacklist extension]: more powerful than the built-in regex blacklist. The README file explains most of it, but doesn't make it clear that there are ''two'' files you need to install: '''SpamBlacklist.php''' ''and'' '''SpamBlacklist_body.php''' | ** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension SpamBlacklist extension]: more powerful than the built-in regex blacklist. The README file explains most of it, but doesn't make it clear that there are ''two'' files you need to install: '''SpamBlacklist.php''' ''and'' '''SpamBlacklist_body.php''' | ||
*** Please feel free to make use of the [[htwiki:spam blacklist|spam blacklist]] on HypertWiki | |||
Revision as of 18:25, 13 February 2006
This page relates to fighting spam postings, otherwise known as wikispam, in MediaWiki.<hide>
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Notes
It looks like there are basically two methods for preventing spam. Both of them match submitted edits against a regex string, and reject those which fail the test. One method is built in and allows only a single regex string; the other requires an extension ("ambiguously licensed") and allows blacklist data to be pulled from remote sites.
Links
- MediaWiki documentation
- Anti-spam features: simple built-in regex blacklist
- SpamBlacklist extension: more powerful than the built-in regex blacklist. The README file explains most of it, but doesn't make it clear that there are two files you need to install: SpamBlacklist.php and SpamBlacklist_body.php
- Please feel free to make use of the spam blacklist on HypertWiki
