> On Oct 23, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Adam Chlipala wrote: > >> Michael Olson wrote: >> >>> I propose that we make the FrontPage of our wiki writable only to >>> members, and not to anonymous users. The frontpage is the most >>> embarrassing place to find spam, and it is also the place that is >>> least useful for anonymous posters to modify. >>> >>> This can most likely be accomplished by adding the following line to >>> the top of the page. Any objections? >>> >>> #acl Default All:read >>> >>> >> I wouldn't cry over this change, but it does seem unfortunate. The >> MoinMoin anti-spam measures are very effective. I subscribe to the >> RecentChanges RSS feed, so I'll catch and revert any graffiti >> within 24 >> hours. If more of us in different time zones did the same, we could >> keep the wiki philosophy and avoid the downsides. > > I would be willing to see what I could do as far as watching for spam > is concerned. I haven't really taken the time to work with the Wiki > much, but it would be nicer to be able to keep it to a "pure" wiki > rather than having to control parts of it.
I'd rather not do this until we have to. Wouldn't setting it as writable by only logged-in users deal with most of the problem? I've added things to the front page a number of times, and protecting it prematurely would be a hassle. _______________________________________________ HCoop-Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss
