Battling spam

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(Current anti-spam methods in use)
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===Regular expression blocks===
 
===Regular expression blocks===
 
Edits that include a large list of spammy words, some CSS tricks, and insertion of numerous links are blocked.
 
Edits that include a large list of spammy words, some CSS tricks, and insertion of numerous links are blocked.
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===Blank user agents forbidden===
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Via a .htaccess file in the root wiki directory, 403 Forbidden errors are returned to anyone connecting with a blank user agent.
  
 
==External resources for handling wiki spam==
 
==External resources for handling wiki spam==

Revision as of 16:56, 8 July 2009

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