Difference between revisions of "Prevent Spam and Vandalism"
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=== Administration Related Shortcut === | === Administration Related Shortcut === | ||
| − | The following are measures suggested by MediaWiki's page, Manual:Combating_vandalism, to be taken by administrators in case of spam or vandalism. | + | The following are measures suggested by MediaWiki's page, [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Combating_vandalism Manual:Combating_vandalism], to be taken by administrators in case of spam or vandalism. |
==== User related ==== | ==== User related ==== | ||
| − | + | * User rename: [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Special:RenameUser Special:RenameUser] (requires [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php?title=Extension:Renameuser&action=edit&redlink=1 Extension:Renameuser]) | |
| − | + | * New users log: [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Special:Log/newusers Special:Log/newusers] | |
| − | + | * User list: [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Special:ListUsers Special:ListUsers] | |
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==== Block related ==== | ==== Block related ==== | ||
| − | Block IP: Special:Block | + | Block IP: [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Special:Block Special:Block] |
IP block ranges (perform block ranges carefully and in most cases only temporarily such as 24 hours, 3 days, 2 weeks, 3 months and so on depending on the situation): | IP block ranges (perform block ranges carefully and in most cases only temporarily such as 24 hours, 3 days, 2 weeks, 3 months and so on depending on the situation): | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks#Table_of_sample_ranges Table of sample ranges] | |
| − | + | * Most commonly used (sample blocks): | |
| − | + | ** 69.208.0.0/16 (for blocking 69.208.x.x) | |
| − | + | ** 69.208.52.0/24 (for blocking 69.208.52.x) | |
| − | + | * Block log: [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Special:Log/block Special:Log/block]] | |
| − | + | * Unblocking and list of current blocks: [http://pclinuxoshelp.com:80/index.php/Special:BlockList Special:BlockList] | |
==== Other shortcuts ==== | ==== Other shortcuts ==== | ||
| − | + | * [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Titleblacklist&action=edit&redlink=1 MediaWiki:Titleblacklist] - for editing list of bad titles (requires [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php?title=Extension:Title_Blacklist&action=edit&redlink=1 Extension:Title Blacklist]) | |
| − | + | * Hide Revisions: For hiding bad usernames still left in logs or bad edit comments etc | |
| − | + | * [http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/Special:RecentChangesCleanup Special:RecentChangesCleanup] - clean up recent changes from vandalism ([http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php?title=Extension:Recent_Changes_Cleanup&action=edit&redlink=1 requires Extension:Recent Changes Cleanup]) (always the last step) | |
Latest revision as of 20:59, 18 April 2018
Vandalism and spam are a major problem in all wikis, but especially wikis maintained by a small group of volunteers, such as this one. To prevent spam, many measures can be taken. Included in these are necessary precautions which can, at a minimum, cause spammers and vandals to think twice before proceeding to attack a wiki.
Administration Related Shortcut
The following are measures suggested by MediaWiki's page, Manual:Combating_vandalism, to be taken by administrators in case of spam or vandalism.
- User rename: Special:RenameUser (requires Extension:Renameuser)
- New users log: Special:Log/newusers
- User list: Special:ListUsers
Block IP: Special:Block IP block ranges (perform block ranges carefully and in most cases only temporarily such as 24 hours, 3 days, 2 weeks, 3 months and so on depending on the situation):
- Table of sample ranges
- Most commonly used (sample blocks):
- 69.208.0.0/16 (for blocking 69.208.x.x)
- 69.208.52.0/24 (for blocking 69.208.52.x)
- Block log: Special:Log/block]
- Unblocking and list of current blocks: Special:BlockList
Other shortcuts
- MediaWiki:Titleblacklist - for editing list of bad titles (requires Extension:Title Blacklist)
- Hide Revisions: For hiding bad usernames still left in logs or bad edit comments etc
- Special:RecentChangesCleanup - clean up recent changes from vandalism (requires Extension:Recent Changes Cleanup) (always the last step)
