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<p>Imported current content</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> Just as a quick note to [[StarPilot]]:<br /> <br /> [[WE]] have to ability to delete pages, it is not necessary to have an admin do it. Just edit the page, delete all text, and save.<br /> <br /> It is quite easy to vandalize a page on [[WikiWorld]]. That said, it is just as easy to remove said vandalism. We could try (with [[JimScarver]]&#039;s assistance), to contact the (ab)user&#039;s ISP, but is it worth the aggravation? We will need to brainstorm the most efficient and easiest way to accomplish this.<br /> ----<br /> The multiple-page vandals utilize scripts to interface with Wiki, probably scanning for links that have been [[WikiParsed]] but not yet activated. Why not use this to our advantage? After removing the offending material, we could start a relevant discussion to the topic (unless the page is ridiculous, [[DearDiary]], or [[JokeOfTheDay]]). It would be a wonderful way to begin discussions again.<br /> <br /> Single-paged vandalism is simple to remove. The only suggestion I would have would be a system similar to that of Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> I thought that [[|http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/wiki/Chongqing_Page this]] was an amusing option.<br /> <br /> [[MeatballWiki]]&#039;s [[|http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SoftSecurity [[SoftSecurity]]]] quite nicely covers the response to vandalism.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> Is that how you delete a Wiki page? I didn&#039;t know that==== A saved blank page deletes it? Good to know!<br /> ====<br /> <br /> This last irritant wasn&#039;t just hitting undefined links. It looked more like a simple spidering attack, as many real pages were hit.<br /> <br /> As for setting up a convo on the spam only pages... if someone had already been interested in starting that dialog (beyond making the link), they&#039;d have started it already. I just don&#039;t like having blank pages hanging about--- it messes with my inner accountant. ;)<br /> <br /> --StarPilot<br /> <br /> ----<br /> Ideas here?<br /> </div>

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