Admin woes - Page 2

**Blaaaaaaaah** · 08-24-2008, 05:06 AM

Originally Posted by Ralath

Well if it's a bot, I'm sure it has plenty of time on its hands.

However, if we did added an image identification portion to the registration...?

I believe when you register for FiestaFan, you have to type "Fiesta" or some verification code (or both, I forgot), before registering, and we still have our fair amount of bots, so I'm not sure if that'll help.

And poor Icy! -patpats-

**Hraesvelg** · 08-24-2008, 05:13 AM

Remember, Icy...with great power comes great responsibility.

**Icy** · 08-24-2008, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Ralath

Can we just restrict access of who can edit the Wiki? (Ie. Only people who have registered.)

Originally Posted by Hyper

People could still just register a bunch of accounts, then spam up the wiki.

How about a time restriction on edits per hour/minute? If possible.

That bot made about 100 changes within 2 minutes - that's 1 second per edit. Restricting how often unregistered users can post will thwart further attempts like that.

A good idea would be to restrict the ability to create new pages to registered users only. It is easy to revert changes by simply going to the user contributions page and clicking revert there. Getting rid of pages involves 6 clicks in total, plus a lot of mouse movements...

I'm thinking uhhh, perhaps it's time the wiki should have a software update.

No more alcohol please, I'd be drunk

**Triumph** · 08-24-2008, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Icy

Triumph, where the hell were you.

At tennis, like I said I was. Hamachi log says that I told you at 21:23 GMT (3:23 PM CST) that I would be out for 5 hours. Then I went to go get food.

**Hessah** · 08-24-2008, 11:56 PM

Its not too hard for a bot to register then create new pages too right?

maybe make creating new pages for only specific people, like FF Mods + Wiki Admins... + anyone else who we know and trust and needs the ability to create new pages...

most of the time we only need to edit existing page anyway.. right?

**Icy** · 08-25-2008, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Triumph

At tennis, like I said I was. Hamachi log says that I told you at 21:23 GMT (3:23 PM CST) that I would be out for 5 hours. Then I went to go get food.

AWLDAKWDLJA BS. Wiki logged the attack at 16:36-16:38 GMT, almost 5 full hours prior to your departure. You were last spotted at around 19:30 GMT browsing the forums.

Originally Posted by Hessah

Its not too hard for a bot to register then create new pages too right?

maybe make creating new pages for only specific people, like FF Mods + Wiki Admins... + anyone else who we know and trust and needs the ability to create new pages...

most of the time we only need to edit existing page anyway.. right?

I don't think I have ever dealt with advertisement from registered users. That's why limiting the ability to create new pages will save an admin a lot of grief in the future. However, limiting editing rights to registered users will simply deter contributors who are a little lazy. Upon further inspection, I also noticed that it is this very group of unregistered genuine editors that tend to make many subsequent minor edits following the first one, therefore throttling their edits will see contribution from this group dwindle

Soooooooo can we have that restriction please

**Triumph** · 08-25-2008, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by Icy

AWLDAKWDLJA BS. Wiki logged the attack at 16:36-16:38 GMT, almost 5 full hours prior to your departure. You were last spotted at around 19:30 GMT browsing the forums.

If I click on "http://www.fiestafan/forums/" in my address bar on accident, naturally it will show up on my activity log. Firefox 3.0 is stupid, I don't know why I listened to you and upgraded.

You can ask a forum admin if I was active more than once during that time period, or an accidental click and subsequent 30 minute period of inactivity.

And what, you expect me to sit and monitor every waking hour of the day?