[BioPython] Abuse of the new Wiki Homepage

[Chris Fields]

> 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.

Agreed.  I actually added the page as 'Help:BlackList' then redirected it to
'Help:Blacklist'; someone with admin privies can delete that redirect link
if they want.  My oops.  Like Jason says, probably doesn't make much of a
difference (the wiki version of the raindance, to ward off evil spammers).
 
> 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
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> 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