[BioPython] Abuse of the new Wiki Homepage

[Mauricio Herrera Cuadra]

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