To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=74676 Issue #|74676 Summary|Please let users edit the wiki without registration Component|www Version|current Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|openoffice.org website general issues Assigned to|[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reported by|jasonspiro
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 19 22:51:40 +0000 2007 ------- == Background == Bug 64975 complained that there was spam on the wiki. In response, you enabled mandatory registration and (so that users must undergo email verification before editing the wiki) $wgEmailConfirmToEdit.[1] This makes it annoying to create an account. "[Locking down a wiki] does reduce spam, but it is a poor solution... because you are introducing something which massively inconveniences real users. Having to choose a username and password is a big turn off for many people. The wiki way is to be freely and openly editable. This "soft security" approach is one of the key strengths of the wiki concept. Are you going to let the spammers spoil that?" --[2] == My idea == It would be great if you used a less frustrating anti-spam solution[3] than mandatory registration. Perhaps you could enable an anti-spam CAPTCHA extension for unregistered users and disable it for registered users? [1] http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Configuration#AntiSPAM_Measures [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anti-spam_Features [3] http://wiki.chongqed.org/MediaWiki --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
