Hi Troels, The reCAPTCHA from Google is clearly not working - I just deleted a ton of bots and the junk pages they created. I think we should consider different options for the relax wiki. For example we can have some basic NMR questions through QuestyCaptcha:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha I.e. questions or statements such as, "Please expand the acronym NMR" and maybe "Please expand the acronym FID". Another tough question for bots might be, "Please list a maker of NMR magnets". These should be easier enough for NMR users while blocking the bots. What do you think? We could just constantly change between basic NMR questions if a bot herder manually breaks the Captcha by using Google and storing the answer - which we will easily see once the junk comes through again. If the bots become too overwhelming, then we can resort to: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension%3aConfirmAccount Regards, Edward On 9 August 2013 12:33, Edward d'Auvergne <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, that's how it's done. Cheers! > > Edward > > On 9 August 2013 12:16, Troels Emtekær Linnet <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Edward. >> >> You find all "special pages" in the left menu, under toolbox: >> http://wiki.nmr-relax.com/Special:SpecialPages >> >> Depending on your login-credentials, you will see different >> special page options. >> >> You would probably use: >> User list - http://wiki.nmr-relax.com/Special:ListUsers >> Merge and delete users - http://wiki.nmr-relax.com/Special:UserMerge >> >> Old user (merge from): The user name of the spammer >> New user (merge to): Spam bot >> >> >> Best >> >> >> >> Troels Emtekær Linnet >> >> >> 2013/8/9 Edward d'Auvergne <[email protected]> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> No problems, I'll keep watching and see what happens. I've had quite >>> some experience cleaning up after spam bots, as they attacked the >>> relax news system at https://gna.org/news/?group=relax. As for the >>> CAPTCHA for setting up a new account, I checked yesterday and there >>> was none. Today it's working though. We just have to keep watching >>> and see what happens. Maybe a better CAPTCHA is required if they can >>> still come through. One question though, how do I use the merge and >>> delete extension? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Edward >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9 August 2013 11:18, Troels Emtekær Linnet <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hi Edward. >>> > >>> > Damn does bots. >>> > Thanks for taking care! >>> > >>> > 1) >>> > I have increased the security, so you need to have link-click confirmed >>> > your >>> > email, >>> > before you can edit. >>> > >>> > 2) >>> > I have also made it necessary to do CAPTCHA input, before each >>> > submission of >>> > a page edit. >>> > >>> > 3) >>> > I installed a Merge and delete users extension for admins. >>> > I have created a user: Spam bot >>> > And merged and deleted all dubious users into that user user. >>> > (Note, total deletion on wiki's is "normally" not possible). >>> > >>> > I hope this helps a little. >>> > >>> > I am stunned, that the bots can be created at all. ? >>> > You need to pass CAPTCHA, to be able to create a user. ? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Troels Emtekær Linnet >>> > >>> > >>> > 2013/8/9 Edward d'Auvergne <[email protected]> >>> >> >>> >> Hi Troels, >>> >> >>> >> I really think we need to set up a CAPTCHA >>> >> (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CAPTCHA) for the user creation on the >>> >> relax wiki (http://wiki.nmr-relax.com). Maybe for new page creation >>> >> as well. The wiki has been infested with bots and I have been >>> >> deleting these accounts and all the pages they created: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> http://wiki.nmr-relax.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&offset=&limit=500 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> http://wiki.nmr-relax.com/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&offset=&limit=500&type=delete&user= >>> >> >>> >> There's no rush as it's still relatively each to whack these bots. >>> >> >>> >> Regards, >>> >> >>> >> Edward >>> > >>> > >> >> _______________________________________________ relax (http://www.nmr-relax.com) This is the relax-devel mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, visit the list information page at https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-devel
