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The first way that we can decrease the spam problem is by using a ''blacklist'' filtering approach. There is a widely used MediaWiki extension called [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist Spam Blacklist] that checks instances of URLs in new posts against a shared blacklist. If a match is found, posting is prevented.
 
The first way that we can decrease the spam problem is by using a ''blacklist'' filtering approach. There is a widely used MediaWiki extension called [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist Spam Blacklist] that checks instances of URLs in new posts against a shared blacklist. If a match is found, posting is prevented.
  
On the OpenCircuits server, this extension is currently configured to use:
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On this server, this extension is currently configured to use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist Mediawiki Spam Blacklist]. However, if this proves insufficient, a local blacklist can also be created.
 
 
# the global blacklist [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist Mediawiki Spam Blacklist].
 
# the English wikipedia blacklist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist
 
# the local OpenCircuits blacklist [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]].
 
  
 
== reCAPTCHA Extension ==
 
== reCAPTCHA Extension ==
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  *Brute-force password cracking
 
  *Brute-force password cracking
  
: reCAPTCHA has been compromised and is completely ineffective for stopping automated bots.[http://www.allspammedup.com/2011/01/google-recaptcha-cracked/]  [[User:WarlordRaptor|Warlord Raptor]] ([[User talk:WarlordRaptor|talk]]) 05:01, 25 March 2014 (PDT)
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<div style="clear:both;border:1px dotted #333;padding:10px;background:#FFFF00;color:#333;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;">reCAPTCHA has been compromised and is completely ineffective for stopping automated bots.[http://www.allspammedup.com/2011/01/google-recaptcha-cracked/]  [[User:WarlordRaptor|Warlord Raptor]] ([[User talk:WarlordRaptor|talk]]) 05:01, 25 March 2014 (PDT)</div>
 
 
:: That is disappointing. Ah well, we now have our own custom OpenCircuits captcha running now. At the moment it seems to be working pretty good at keeping out automated bots. --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] ([[User talk:DavidCary|talk]]) 08:49, 30 September 2014 (PDT)
 
  
 
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