[wplug-internet] Blocking Anonymous Wiki Edits

[Vance Kochenderfer]

Vance Kochenderfer <vkochend at nyx.net> wrote:
> I counter-propose an intermediate step; require anonymous editors
> to solve a RECAPTCHA.  We currently do this for anonymous edits
> having external links, and haven't had trouble with linkspam.  It
> should be simple to enable RECAPTCHA for all edits.

I honestly don't understand why people bother having their bots
do this when they can't post links, but given three more cases of
giberish being added in the past 24 hours, I went ahead and
enabled the CAPTCHA for all anonymous edits.

If this gives anyone heartburn, please speak up.  Thanks.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend at nyx.net          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger