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Started by Xphy, June 27, 2010, 09:27:16 PM

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Xphy

June 27, 2010, 09:27:16 PM
So yeah, I noticed that there were a few pages of spam in the wiki. I was just browsing it and clicked the Random page link only to be sent to a page called "Tablet - blank music tablet download - tablet recovery cd buy" which I found to be very... odd. After searching a couple terms often associated with spam, like 'buy' and 'pills,' I found two more pages of spam

Here are the links to all three pages.

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/wiki/i ... s_bassinet

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/wiki/i ... ery_cd_buy

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/wiki/i ... e_pharmacy

Edit: I just noticed that the magic page has also been edited to contain spam.

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/wiki/i ... itle=Magic

Tally

#1
June 27, 2010, 10:36:50 PM
Deleted, thank you. :3

<3

Xphy

#2
July 13, 2010, 10:21:05 PM
More spam.

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/wiki/i ... Talk:Magic

Is there an option so that only people who register with the wiki are able to add or edit pages or something? Because that might help keep the amount of spam in the wiki down some.

Rhindeer

#4
August 07, 2010, 09:46:48 PM
Those were amusing. xD Deleted! Thank you, Xphy! <3
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Tally

#5
August 08, 2010, 02:04:41 AM
And yes, there is a way to prevent nonregistered users from creating pages on the wiki...we just, uh, can't seem to figure out how to make it work. ^^;;

Anonymous

#6
August 08, 2010, 02:00:47 PM
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Logging_in

Right at the bottom is "how to force logging in for editing"

Xphy

#7
August 08, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
I hope Shizzy's link helps some then.

Also... 1 more.

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/wiki/i ... et_fujitsu
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