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* [[MediaWiki:Welcomecreation]] - shown after a user account has been created  
* [[MediaWiki:Welcomecreation]] - shown after a user account has been created  
* [[MediaWiki:Edittools]] - edit tools at the bottom of edit box
* [[MediaWiki:Edittools]] - edit tools at the bottom of edit box
* [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] - shown at top of every page. This is usually black unless a site-wide notice has to be shown
* [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] - shown at top of every page. This is usually blank unless a site-wide notice has to be shown
* [[MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning]] - warning shown if a login is not detected (shown for IP address users) ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning wikipedia's anon edit warning])
* [[MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning]] - warning shown if a login is not detected (shown for IP address users) ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning wikipedia's anon edit warning])
* Dropdown options for: [[MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown|Delete]] | [[MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown|File Delete]] | [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown|Block]] | [[MediaWiki:Protect-dropdown|Page Protection]]
* Dropdown options for: [[MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown|Delete]] | [[MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown|File Delete]] | [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown|Block]] | [[MediaWiki:Protect-dropdown|Page Protection]]

Revision as of 05:03, 23 December 2012

Administrative Links

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.

This mode disables anonymous edits and new user accounts.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

(click and save page)

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

(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.

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:

  • Write a hidden comment in the page, save and 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)

Use MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist to blacklist URL's from persistent spammers.

Links

Admin Related Useful Links and Information

User management and information

Site Appearance and Interface

Site Javascript and CSS
Changing the site menu bar on the left
Footer
System messages

System messages are shown for the website and editing interface and are edited like any other page:

See Also