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Would disallowing un-autoconfirmed users from creating new pages and uploading new files be a good solution to stop spammers? {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | Would disallowing un-autoconfirmed users from creating new pages and uploading new files be a good solution to stop spammers? {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | ||
:Don't we have captcha for unconfirmed users? If so, blocking new pages/files seems like a good idea. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 18:21, 3 March 2011 (EST) | :Don't we have captcha for unconfirmed users? If so, blocking new pages/files seems like a good idea. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 18:21, 3 March 2011 (EST) | ||
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We need to take extreme measures. I didn't want to suggest it, but the spam is starting to become 50% of a day's edits. At least until they give up, I suggest we do something extreme. Like disabling new pages for new users altogether or something. '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 19:12, 8 March 2011 (EST) | |||
:I agree. It is honestly beyond pathetic now. The wiki is looking bad with all ths crap here. Also, it's not like there is anything for users to create anyways, since we basically have every article on the wiki created. --{{User:Gamefreak75/Sig}} | |||
::Agreed. That's what I was saying above. We should prevent them from uploading new files and creating new pages until they are autoconfirmed. {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | |||
:::Sounds good. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span> | |||
Aren't either GP or Vol a mod here? Can't either of you do something? Or can only Porple do it? Come on, ~4 spam pages a day... '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 19:53, 10 March 2011 (EST) | |||
:I'm just an admin. {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Vol2}} | |||