10-21-2005, 07:47 PM
martini,Oct 21 2005, 12:16 PM Wrote:Well, we also have a complete stranger on another server who contributed an awful lot to our ZG section, so I don't know that stronger security is the answer. Luckily, wikis are made so that it's easy to revert to a prior version of the page.
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Sign up schemes that require a 15 minute to 1 hour delay before using will not usually deter anyone that has a legitmate desire to post on a forum (or Wiki in this case. But that will usually stop any spammers from bothering to do anything since they are in need of hitting as many sites in as little time as possible; just too much trouble for most to bother backtracking to place their spam. This also holds for bots that scour for quick ones to change.
Other schemes that discourage this situation are having validation codes sent to an email address or having to type in a code read off of distorted .jpg/.gif image. These do not need to be hard for a an average user to go through, just troublesome enough to make the spammers or bots not to bother with.