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==Blocked by Mistake?== | ==Blocked by Mistake?== | ||
We apologize for the inconvenience. We will remove your block within 24 hours and notify you on your talk page. The vandalism protection system places some reasonable constraints on edits that should not be a problem for most editing activity. If you become a regular editor | We apologize for the inconvenience. We will remove your block within 24 hours and notify you on your talk page. You may also wish to email us at {{site email}} regarding this block and tell us about the edit you were tying to make. | ||
The vandalism protection system places some reasonable constraints on edits that should not be a problem for most editing activity. Sometimes this system may temporarily intercept activities of new editors and automatically block them from editing the wiki. Auto Blocks are logged and we investigate every incident, usually within 24 hours. If you become a regular editor you will not be blocked by the protection system. | |||
==Reason for Such a System== | ==Reason for Such a System== | ||
Giving any internet user the power to edit a website has its advantages and disadvantages. On October 26, 2006, WikiIslam came under its first bot-based vandalism attack. The attack went on for about an hour, and new user registrations were then disabled for some time. The third and last unrestricted attack was on November 20, 2006. A system was developed to deal with such attacks and limit vandalism to an easily manageable level. Without such a system it would be impossible to have this website. We keep regular backups of the site and in any situation it is always possible to restore the wiki to its previous state. | Giving any internet user the power to edit a website has its advantages and disadvantages. On October 26, 2006, WikiIslam came under its first bot-based vandalism attack. The attack went on for about an hour, and new user registrations were then disabled for some time. The third and last unrestricted attack was on November 20, 2006. A system was developed to deal with such attacks and limit vandalism to an easily manageable level. Without such a system it would be impossible to have this website. We keep regular backups of the site and in any situation it is always possible to restore the wiki to its previous state. | ||
==Page Moves== | ==Page Moves== | ||