[BioPython] Abuse of the new Wiki Homepage

[Chris Fields]

Looks like Jason's doing some work on the BioPython wiki to get it up to
speed.  I added Help:Blacklist as a start.

Like Mauricio said, probably need to get a small group of sysadmins together
to keep an eye on things and block potential spammers.  

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mauricio Herrera Cuadra [mailto:arareko at campus.iztacala.unam.mx]
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:14 AM
> To: biopython at lists.open-bio.org
> Cc: biopython at biopython.org; Jason Stajich; Chris Dagdigian; Chris Fields
> Subject: Re: [BioPython] Abuse of the new Wiki Homepage
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> We started to have the same problem in the BioPerl wiki some months ago.
> The way we usually solve this is by blocking the user account and
> rolling back to the previous version of the affected document.
> 
> We have a list of wiki administrators who are constantly (and
> independently) monitoring the recent changes in the site. This way we
> can keep track of the changes and revert damages to the content:
> 
> http://bioperl.org/wiki/BioPerl:Administrators
> http://bioperl.org/wiki/Special:Recentchanges
> 
> You can also keep track of the changes by using the RSS or Atom feeds
> provided by the Recentchanges page:
> 
> http://bioperl.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss
> http://bioperl.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=atom
> 
> The wiki system has memory of the blocked users and IP's, you can have a
> look here:
> 
> http://bioperl.org/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist
> 
> There also exists a Blacklist, which is a complement to the main
> Wikimedia's one and helps detect spam content before it goes into a
> document:
> 
> http://bioperl.org/wiki/Help:Blacklist
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist
> 
> I don't know who's in charge of BioPython's wiki but I hope this info
> can be helpful to you.
> 
> Regards,
> Mauricio.
> 
> Peter wrote:
> > I've noticed someone has created an account "Ceas" on the wiki and has
> > been inserting junk/spam links.  For example, look at the history of the
> > main page:
> >
> > http://biopython.org/wiki/Biopython
> >
> > Who is in charge of the Wiki?  Can we
> > (a) block this account (short term action)
> > (b) tighten up rules for creating new accounts?
> >
> > Peter
> >
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> 
> --
> MAURICIO HERRERA CUADRA
> arareko at campus.iztacala.unam.mx
> Laboratorio de Genética
> Unidad de Morfofisiología y Función
> Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM