From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tomasz Chmielewski Subject: Re: Call for help: moving the kvm wiki Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:32:28 +0200 Message-ID: <48EF677C.80901@wpkg.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, avi@redhat.com Return-path: Received: from mx03.syneticon.net ([87.79.32.166]:4194 "EHLO mx03.syneticon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756216AbYJJOcl (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:32:41 -0400 Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > As you may have noticed, the kvm wiki is overrun by spammers. It the > past I've regularly cleaned up the spam, but some time ago I've given up. > > So I'm looking for a volunteer to locate a spam-free public wiki host > (candidates include wiki.kernel.org and fedorahosted.org) and transfer > the contents (minus the spam). I don't think we need to transfer the > editing history, but the conversion should adapt to the target's wiki > syntax. Just use captcha or a similar system with your existing wiki. My experience with administering wikis is: * if you don't use any preventive measures, your wiki will turn into a collection of garbage very soon, unless you spend lots of time monitoring changes * requiring users to register before using the wiki results in: - much less contributions from users - very big disadvantage, - fewer spam, but bots can register, so some spam will go through * using captcha or a similar system prevents 100% of spam - lots of people don't like captchas very much, as often they are hard to read - personally, on my site (http://wpkg.org) user has to solve a simple mathematics equation before the changes are accepted, like: 10 + 7 = ... [Accept button] So I suggest going through a list of extensions/plugins for MoinMoin (this is the wiki KVM uses), choosing something appropriate, and the spam should be gone. -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org