[BioPython] Fwd: Abuse of the new Wiki Homepage

[Jason Stajich]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jason Stajich <jason.stajich at duke.edu>
> Date: June 15, 2006 12:40:13 PM EDT
> To: Mauricio Herrera Cuadra <arareko at campus.iztacala.unam.mx>
> Cc: biopython at biopython.org, Chris Dagdigian <dag at sonsorol.org>,  
> Chris Fields <cjfields at uiuc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [BioPython] Abuse of the new Wiki Homepage
>
> I'm not convinced the blacklist is working - but we need to make  
> sure it is enabled in the conf file on the server.  I've locked the  
> blacklist page as well so that only sysops can edit it.  Iddo and  
> Michiel are the main site admins right now, other people can be  
> promoted by them or one of the main site admins if we know who you  
> are.
>
> I've blocked the previous spammer's account.  You can easily revert  
> changes by using the rollback button on the diff page.
>
> The biopython community will have to decide how it wants to handle  
> new accounts to the wiki site. Whether there is patrolling or if  
> you want to lock the site down.  I would encourage all legitimate  
> users to add something to their User page so that we can have an  
> easier time distinguishing random account creation from real people.
>
> -jason
> On Jun 15, 2006, at 12:13 PM, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra wrote:
>
>> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> BioPython mailing list  -  BioPython at lists.open-bio.org
>>> http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/biopython
>>
>> -- 
>> MAURICIO HERRERA CUADRA
>> arareko at campus.iztacala.unam.mx
>> Laboratorio de Genética
>> Unidad de Morfofisiología y Función
>> Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM
>>
>
> --
> Jason Stajich
> Duke University
> http://www.duke.edu/~jes12
>
>

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Jason Stajich
Duke University
http://www.duke.edu/~jes12