"Bernard Chardonneau" <bechapert...@free.fr> writes: >> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) >> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:38:27 +0200 >> From: Kevin Brubeck Unhammer <unham...@fsfe.org> >> To: apertium-stuff@lists.sourceforge.net >> Reply-To: apertium-stuff@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Apertium-stuff] ConfirmAccount on Apertium Wiki >> >> Francis Tyers <fty...@prompsit.com> writes: >> >> > Hello all, >> > >> > I'd like to get some feedback on introducing a system of requesting >> > accounts on the Apertium Wiki. At the moment, in order to get an account >> > and edit pages, a user must: >> > >> > * fill out the registration form >> > * write a Captcha >> > * respond to an automated email. >> > >> > Even with the Captcha and automated email, we still get around 5-10 spam >> > pages a day, and 10-20 spam accounts. Aside from having to delete these >> > pages and block the users, this also fills up the RecentChanges. >> > >> > There is an extension[1] for MediaWiki which requires every account to >> > be approved before being created. This is against the principles of >> > Wiki, but would reduce work for the Wiki admins who are deleting the >> > pages (at the moment mostly me, Unhammer and Bernard). >> > >> > What do people think ? >> >> +1, if it's possible to give several people the responsibility of >> approving so that registrations happen quickly even if people go off the >> grid (I've been waiting for confirmation for two years on the >> thinkpadwiki :-/). >> >> -- >> Kevin Brubeck Unhammer >> >> GPG: 0x766AC60C >> >> > Of course, I also agree. > > On several discussion lists of yahoogroups, it is necessary to send a > motivation email before being accepted by a moderator. > > So, something like that should be done : asking newcomers to write a short > text saying who they are and what they find interesting in Apertium.
Allowing a short text seems OK, but it should not be required. Users already have to do fill out username, email, captcha, click email response … if we ask too much, in the end only bots will bother with creating accounts. -- Kevin Brubeck Unhammer GPG: 0x766AC60C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services 3. A single system of record for all IT processes http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j _______________________________________________ Apertium-stuff mailing list Apertium-stuff@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff
