[Nix-dev] Wiki spam

[phreedom at yandex.ru]

On Monday, September 30, 2013 11:08:00 AM Eelco Dolstra wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 30/09/13 06:53, Philip Carlsen wrote:
> > I just joined this mailing list because nix(+os) seems like a very
> > promising project.
> > 
> > But the wiki is quite filled with spam pages, which I find off-putting as
> > a
> > newcomer, as it's usually a sign of a stagnating community.
> > 
> > Now, I could just start manually deleting pages, but surely there is a
> > better way. Most of the spam seems to originate from the same 5'ish
> > accounts, so if there is a way to delete pages according to user that
> > would seem the most effective measure.
> 
> Unfortunately all attempts to prevent wiki spam (registration, captchas,
> etc.) have been in vain, and I don't really feel like spending an hour each
> week deleting spam accounts/pages.  We may be better off switching to the
> GitHub wiki.

and it also means you can edit wiki using sane tools like text editor and git