2013/4/19 Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org>: > Given the recent increase in Wiki Spam (it has increased generally > across the ASF as well) I think it is time to apply the changes > described in [1]. > > On the plus side, it should eliminate spam. > > On the down side, legitimate users that want to make changes need to ask > for access first. > > (...) > > Infra requires that the community agree to these changes before infra > will apply them - hence this vote. > > Should the changes described in [1] be applied to the Tomcat wiki? > [x] +1 Make it so > [ ] 0 No opinion > [ ] -1 I object to this proposed change because... > > > [1] > http://wiki.apache.org/general/OurWikiFarm#per_wiki_access_control_-_tighten_your_wiki_just_a_little.2C_benefit_just_a_lot >
I am regretting it, but let's go on with this change. > I have said it before but I think it is worth repeating. Adding entries > to LocalBadContent and deleting the spam is ineffective. The spam has > already entered our mail archive at that point and has been mirrored > around the world which is exactly what the spammers want. a) If it were the only concern, an alternative could be to direct change notifications to some other mailing list. In a similar way like documentation comments are not sent to the mailing list. b) There are not so many barriers that stop one from abusing a mailing list directly, with the same result. Fixing the wiki software (e.g. to validate e-mail addresses of new accounts or to improve its spam filters) is beyond our scope. c) Generally knowing more about contributors should be good. Let's go with the change. Best regards, Konstantin Kolinko --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org
