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:::: Where is the guide / documentation on what these filters do and how they do it, I think it is facsinating. If there is not any, I would like to help create some. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | :::: Where is the guide / documentation on what these filters do and how they do it, I think it is facsinating. If there is not any, I would like to help create some. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
::::: See [[Category talk:Active administrators of this wiki#Seems like account spam is increasing]]. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small> 02:56, 23 June 2013 (UTC) | ::::: See [[Category talk:Active administrators of this wiki#Seems like account spam is increasing]]. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small> 02:56, 23 June 2013 (UTC) | ||
== On blocking no edit users == | |||
Myself and the rest of the administration have been blocking no edit users like the example you brought up because, typically, most of those accounts have either matched patterns of spammers as seen on other wikis (some of whom have used these accounts as sleepers), and because most vandals and spambots make throwaway accounts with nonsense strings of information and typically tend to make many accounts in a short amount of time, either as part of their programming or as sleeper sockpuppets. | |||
You can review the block log to see what I mean. | |||
Also, most users who sign onto WikiIndex who turn out to be legitimate usually make new wiki pages, create user pages, or edits that are obviously not vandal edits almost immediately after joining, barring the occasional vandal revisionist (rewriting a page to suit their beliefs without being an obvious vandal) or religious spammer (we've had a few who deface pages on wikis they feel insult their beliefs with their own hateful interpretation of the content). | |||
If you feel this policy should be changed, I suggest expressing your concerns to MarkDilley. Me personally, I have noticed how effective the Abuse filter has been, so you make a very good point for your opposition to the current policy, but by the same token, spammers and vandals can always switch tactics to get around it, and given the huge amounts of spam and vandalism we've had to fight, we tend to err on the side of caution. | |||
Regardless, thanks for letting me know how you feel about banning no edit users. | |||
[[User:Arcane|Arcane]] ([[User talk:Arcane|talk]]) 19:09, 28 June 2013 (UTC)Arcane | |||