Hi Clayton, all, >From what I've seen, ReCAPTCHA is a great plugin. On the plus side, it'd help reduce spam and help a great cause (http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html)... on the other hand it does pose some accessibility issues - for example, I tried the audio version and couldn't make out a single word because the quality was horrible. An email alternative should be provided if this is used (taking care to avoid the spambots from getting that email address!) - the question is whether the inconvenience this will pose to users is worth the time saved for the admins who would spend less time having to deal with all that spam.
Not too long ago, the OOo wiki main page temporarily became an online black market pharmacy - it was fixed reasonably quickly but it does suggest that the wiki's spam management strategies could be tightened up. So, I'd say yes - this is a minor inconvenience considering it will be one-off for the user, and it will potentially save the admins lots of time in the future (when OOo becomes even more popular :)) Regards, Ivan. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Per Eriksson<[email protected]> wrote: > Per Eriksson skrev: >> >> Hello, >> >> Sophie skrev: >>> >>> Hi Clayton, >>> ccornell - OpenOffice.org a écrit : >>>> >>>> An earlier discussion raised the possibility of using a CAPCHA to limit >>>> spambots from creating random accounts and inserting Spam on the OOoWiki. >>>> >>>> Currently we do not have an overwhelming problem with Spam - but we are >>>> not immune to it. For example, a significant portion of the ~22,000 unused >>>> user accounts are spam/bot generated. >>>> >>>> A possible CAPCHA solution would be: >>>> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ReCAPTCHA >>>> This can be tuned, for example, to only require CAPCHAs for new user >>>> account creation. >>>> >>>> Thoughts or comments? Do we want to implement a CAPCHA on the OOoWiki? >>>> Is this a good idea? >>> >>> If this is not absolutely necessary, I think it will add more difficulty >>> to our contributors. Editing the wiki should remain as simple as possible >>> for non English speakers and as accessible as possible too. >>> Kind regards >>> Sophie >> >> I think to require this during login is a very good idea. > > Sorry, meant registration. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
