Ben Klein wrote: > 2009/3/16 Vitaliy Margolen <wine-de...@kievinfo.com>: >> Ben Klein wrote: >>> 2009/3/14 David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com>: >>>> 2009/3/13 John Klehm <xixsimplicity...@gmail.com>: >>>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Because the ideal way to deal with more malicious users without >>>>>> hampering the good users is to give community members the power to do >>>>>> the work, so it doesn't fall to just Dimi. >>>>> I'd agree, but there doesn't seem to be a way to delete users from the >>>>> web interface. Disabling them could be our best bet without some >>>>> custom coding. >>>> Disabling will do. >>> I'd think that disabling would be preferred to removing accounts, at >>> least as a quick-fix if someone is identified as a spammer. I also >>> think it's probably a bad idea to have too many SuperUsers :D >> I was asking about disabling of file attachments since they can not be >> monitored for spam content. How did this deviate into disabling users? > > Because someone started talking about spam-control methods. Ok, then please can we disable attachments? And if not why? If we have to have attachments then is it possible to let admins only to upload them?
BTW disabling users won't do you much good withe current registration process. Most spam is added by users with random usernames. With few exceptions. Vitaliy.
