Request for help with Wiki QA
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Request for help with Wiki QA
Aiya,
QA stands for Quality Assurance. For some time only I have been tracking wiki changes - we need more eyes to catch bad guys inserting links to porn, ads, etc. There is a mailing-list where WCNs [1] get mailed (about dozen or two dozen mails per day) - http://devhelp.wesnoth.org -> mailing-lists/wiki-change-notifications
Hantale,
- Miyo
[1] Wiki Change Notification, diff of new and old content
QA stands for Quality Assurance. For some time only I have been tracking wiki changes - we need more eyes to catch bad guys inserting links to porn, ads, etc. There is a mailing-list where WCNs [1] get mailed (about dozen or two dozen mails per day) - http://devhelp.wesnoth.org -> mailing-lists/wiki-change-notifications
Hantale,
- Miyo
[1] Wiki Change Notification, diff of new and old content
So... you want people looking at Recently Changed Pages?
I do that from time to time.
As for people inserting crap, I've seen that once - somebody wrote "H@CKED!!!! -Samantha" in huge letters. It was moved to the bottom, then shrunk, then deleted. Not really a problem.
-Not quite saure what this is about.
I do that from time to time.
As for people inserting crap, I've seen that once - somebody wrote "H@CKED!!!! -Samantha" in huge letters. It was moved to the bottom, then shrunk, then deleted. Not really a problem.
-Not quite saure what this is about.
'Recently Change Pages' just shows you what pages have changed WCNs give you the diffs.Circon wrote:So... you want people looking at Recently Changed Pages?
I do that from time to time.
I think subscribing on that mailing-list and reading the diffs is best, easiest and low load method for this.
- Miyo
-Subscribed. There is a "see the log" to see diffs on RCP though.miyo wrote:'Recently Change Pages' just shows you what pages have changed WCNs give you the diffs.Circon wrote:So... you want people looking at Recently Changed Pages?
I do that from time to time.
I think subscribing on that mailing-list and reading the diffs is best, easiest and low load method for this.
- Miyo
-Me, who just decided to start having funny taglines instead of signatures
How about requiring account registration and login to edit the wiki? That way, it would waste the spammers a lot of their time, while still being convenient to contributors. Spammers will have their accounts banned and emails blacklisted, and will have to register again.
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It's a wiki. That would make it not a wiki.eugenelim wrote:How about requiring account registration and login to edit the wiki?
It's all fun and games until someone loses a lawsuit. Oh, and by the way, sending me private messages won't work. :/ If you must contact me, there's an e-mail address listed on the website in my profile.
I disagree. It would still be a wiki. And those who make usefull contributions usually don't see a problem with registering. If there is a bigger percentage of vandalism or spam postings than it would be a good idea to require an account registration IMHO. Even wikipedia doesn't allow you to edit every page without admin previliges, also they lock up pages from time to time to prevent further vandalism or edit wars.Elvish Pillager wrote:It's a wiki. That would make it not a wiki.eugenelim wrote:How about requiring account registration and login to edit the wiki?
On a sitenote: I'm not sure if QA really works with a wiki, because I see ugly factual errors in wikipedia each and every day...
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Ditto.Circon wrote:So... you want people looking at Recently Changed Pages?
I do that from time to time.
It was probably changed in the 11 months between these posts; 'Recently Modified Pages' gives you diffs...miyo wrote:'Recently Change Pages' just shows you what pages have changed WCNs give you the diffs.