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===Level 1 - LocalSettings.php=== | ===Level 1 - LocalSettings.php=== | ||
There is a regex filter in the LocalSettings.php file that is under the control of the [[: | There is a regex filter in the LocalSettings.php file that is under the control of the [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|site bureaucrats]]. This level blocks specific words, phrases, and html fragments – that are commonly used by link spammers and vandals. It contains common curse words, sex acts and symbols, body parts, most of the major drug names and html fragments that are used to hide and/or mask link spam and graffiti. | ||
These are the common denominators of 90% of spam and graffiti. The regex will match any of these items and block the save of a page that has any one of these items anywhere on it. | These are the common denominators of 90% of spam and graffiti. The regex will match any of these items and block the save of a page that has any one of these items anywhere on it. | ||