Re: [Wikitech-l] New feature: tool edit

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Grant
On 11 Feb 2015 17:57, Petr Bena benap...@gmail.com wrote: As I said, I belive that any registered user should be able to use, with no need for permissions as I see no way to abuse it. If anyone can use it, wouldn't the smarter vandals just use it to avoid the RC patrollers? -Chris

Re: [Wikitech-l] Seemingly proprietary Javascript

2013-03-05 Thread Chris Grant
This is based on a flawed reading of the GPL. The GPL covers the distribution of program code. The license specifically states that “The act of running the Program is not restricted”. (Furthermore: “Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they

Re: [Wikitech-l] Why are we still using captchas on WMF sites?

2013-01-22 Thread Chris Grant
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:53 AM, Bawolff Bawolff bawo...@gmail.com wrote: Someone should write a browser addon to automatically decode and fill in captchas for blind users. (Only half joking) Don't joke, I have a blind relative who's screen reader does just that (simple captchas only). There

Re: [Wikitech-l] Why are we still using captchas on WMF sites?

2013-01-21 Thread Chris Grant
Not sure about enwiki, but from my experience with hosting smaller wiki's CAPTCHA's are pretty useless (reCAPTCHA, FancyCAPTCHA, some custom ones). The spambots keep on flooding through. I've found its much more effective to just use the AbuseFilter. -- Chris

Re: [Wikitech-l] Save to userspace

2012-04-11 Thread Chris Grant
Hmm, you could probably do this with a javascript gadget. It would probably be quicker and easier than an extension. - Chris On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Petr Bena benap...@gmail.com wrote: I have no idea the page of extension say that it isn't stable On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:59 AM,