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==Spam==
==Spam==
IP addresses for spam can be blocked for 3-6 months. If a spam bot keeps recreating the same page, the deleted page can be protected for 3-6 months which will prevent its recreation by new and anonymous users.
IP addresses for spam can be blocked for 3-6 months:
* [[:Template:Captcha response]] - page that contains the anti-spam response
* Related template: [[:Template:Captcha response]] - page that contains the anti-spam response
* [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] - blacklist spam websites to prevent reinsertion of spam links
* [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] - blacklist spam websites to prevent reinsertion of spam links
If a spam bot keeps recreating a certain page:
* Protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page)
* Delete the page
The protection will still be in place even though the page has been deleted.


==Admin Related Useful Links and Information==
==Admin Related Useful Links and Information==

Revision as of 23:20, 9 December 2012

Administrative Links

Administration: Vandalism Related

Lock down/protected Mode

This mode is enabled on the wiki to protect against ongoing vandalism which may involve multiple users, user accounts or IP addresses.

  • Protection Mode (click on either link and save the page): On | Off

This mode disables anonymous edits and new user accounts.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

(click and save page)

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(click and save page)









  • No Anonymous edits: (click on either link and save the page): On | Off

This disables anonymous edits from IP. Its helpful for spam or vandalism. The page WikiIslam:Forum can still be edited by IP users. For spam on that page, protect it temporarily separately.

Utilities
Blocking
Recent Changes Cleanup
  • Recent Changes Cleanup: for hiding vandalism-related items from the Recent Changes page. These changes will still show up if 'show-bots' is clicked on the RC page.

Spam

IP addresses for spam can be blocked for 3-6 months:

If a spam bot keeps recreating a certain page:

  • Protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page)
  • Delete the page

The protection will still be in place even though the page has been deleted.

Admin Related Useful Links and Information

See Also