Hi all Just to highlight, the server needs updating, so it's not a 10 minute fix. Our developer has been contacted and we're awaiting a response from her. Agree it's very annoying, thanks for highlighting some of the articles, I've deleted the ones you linked.
Best wishes Katie On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 at 09:35, Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Many thanks for the offers of help to sort this out. Most > staff/contractors aren't working today as it's a bank holiday (and I am > currently in my painting dungarees!) but I'm going to highlight this to the > relevant people again tomorrow and will let them know of the practical > offers of help that have been made to sort this out. I agree it's very > frustrating. Best, Lucy > > On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 16:40, Dreamy Jazz <dreamyjazzwikipe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I agree with the previous. Its not a good thing to have this much spam on >> a wiki. I am also happy to help clean up spam (enwiki admin, OS and CU who >> also does patches for CheckUser). >> >> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022, 14:53 Richard Jenkins, <richardjenkin...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I agree re: AbuseFilter, but I was starting with the low-hanging fruit. >>> Installing AbuseFilter and copying some of the basic Wikimedia anti-spam >>> filters would be a better permanent solution! >>> >>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 14:19, Lewis Cawte <lewisca...@googlemail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'll add to this one - I'm not even convinced the Captcha is set up >>>> correctly. QuestyCaptcha is showing as enabled, but, it is terrible >>>> (particularly as soon as a bot operator has solved the question(s)) and I >>>> don't see ConfirmEdit enabled. I'd also expect to see AbuseFilter, which >>>> isn't enabled either. >>>> >>>> I'd be hesitant of locking down account creation long term, but, it's >>>> certainly a good temporary move as the wiki is getting barraged by spambots >>>> currently. >>>> >>>> Still happy to help/advise on the wiki, drawing from both my personal >>>> experience of plenty of MW setups and running ShoutWiki. >>>> >>>> Lewis Cawte ([[User:Lcawte]]) >>>> Wikimedia user, occasional developer / ShoutWiki tech lead >>>> >>>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 at 13:55, Richard Jenkins < >>>> richardjenkin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> Apologies if I sound like a broken record, but I want to raise the >>>>> issue of spam on the Wikimedia UK wiki again as it seems nothing has >>>>> happened since Sammy/TheresNoTime reported the issue a few weeks ago. >>>>> >>>>> There are currently over 75,000 pages on the wiki, and I'd wager that >>>>> about 95% of them are spam. Hundreds of pages of vacuous crap are created >>>>> every day. >>>>> >>>>> [Warning - links contain adult text content] >>>>> The spam ranges from the bizarre >>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Penis_goes_in._Penis_comes_out._Can%E2%80%99t_explain_that.> >>>>> to the offensive <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Raise_your_dongers.>, >>>>> and includes links to services that may be illegal in the United Kingdom >>>>> and elsewhere (e.g. unregulated pharmacies >>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Secret_Guide_To_List_Of_Approved_Canadian_Pharmacies>, >>>>> cannabis products >>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/How_To_THC_Edibles_The_Planet_Using_Just_Your_Blog>, >>>>> and supplements making medical claims >>>>> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Penis_Enlagment_And_Growth_Of_Hir_On_Penis_And_Real_Male_Enhancement>). >>>>> I found these examples with a *thirty second* search, and I do not >>>>> doubt that there are worse ones out there. >>>>> >>>>> I realise & respect that most of the people involved with the running >>>>> of the site are volunteers or only employed by WMUK on a part-time basis, >>>>> but given that the initial actions Sammy proposed (preventing anonymous >>>>> editing and locking down account creation) would take about ten minutes >>>>> maximum I am befuddled as to why they've not been implemented. >>>>> >>>>> I know that Sammy offered their help, and I am also happy to assist >>>>> with the fixes and clean-up. (I'm an administrator on the English >>>>> Wikipedia >>>>> and have administered MediaWiki installations myself, if it helps.) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for reading, >>>>> >>>>> Richard / (User:Firefly on Wikimedia projects) >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > -- > Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) > Chief Executive > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Katie Crampton (she/her) Communications & Governance Coordinator <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. 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