[wplug] wiki?

Patrick Wagstrom pwagstro at andrew.cmu.edu
Sun Jan 14 07:50:18 EST 2007


On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 22:24 -0500, Zach wrote:
> I tried to edit the wiki and it wants me to login. I thought appeal of
> a wiki was anyone could edit it. Why are anonymous comments disabled?

Wiki spam.   Simple as that.  A mediawiki installation that does not
require a login quickly becomes fertile ground for all sorts of ads for
everything from russian brides, to viagra, to cheap 0em software.

In the top right corner is a link that says "log in / create account",
click on it.  You'll notice we don't even require an email address for
your account.  You'll remain just as anonymous as you were before, as
before we had your IP address and browser anyway.

--Patrick




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