User talk:Jon
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| + | :::Spam filter is giving me a rash, again. Moved text to [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Wiki_updates#Spam_filter_bug Wiki updates].--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 21:29, 25 January 2013 (MST) | ||
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If you have chosen to receive them, are you getting email notification when a page on your watchlist or your user talk page is changed? I have selected these options on my [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Special:Preferences Preferences] page but I'm not getting any emails. So I'm wondering if this is something on my end, or what.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 09:21, 19 September 2012 (MDT) | If you have chosen to receive them, are you getting email notification when a page on your watchlist or your user talk page is changed? I have selected these options on my [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Special:Preferences Preferences] page but I'm not getting any emails. So I'm wondering if this is something on my end, or what.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 09:21, 19 September 2012 (MDT) | ||
:Same problem here. I've added this to [[Wiki updates]].--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 13:01, 19 September 2012 (MDT) | :Same problem here. I've added this to [[Wiki updates]].--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 13:01, 19 September 2012 (MDT) | ||
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==Recent influx of new "members"== | ==Recent influx of new "members"== | ||
Since 11-17-12 there has been a relatively large number of new user accounts created. Googling the various screen names shows many to be randomly joining many different forums. Maybe spambots? If so maybe a character recognition prompt at sign up would help. But in any event, just wanted to let you know that this was happening for whatever reason. | Since 11-17-12 there has been a relatively large number of new user accounts created. Googling the various screen names shows many to be randomly joining many different forums. Maybe spambots? If so maybe a character recognition prompt at sign up would help. But in any event, just wanted to let you know that this was happening for whatever reason. | ||
| + | :Thanks, I'll look into this. Agreed, probably spambots.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 18:22, 29 November 2012 (MST) | ||
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| + | ==Disgruntled street beast owner== | ||
| + | Jon, I'll let you deal w/this however you see fit: http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:41willys&rcid=32499--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 20:50, 25 January 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | :Saw that. Didn't want to even touch it.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 18:39, 26 January 2013 (MST) | ||
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| + | ==Seemingly unable to block user== | ||
| + | The user [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:Showbizg&action=edit&redlink=1 here] has been blocked by both user name AND various addresses but continues to come back seemingly at will to spam. What can be done that I'm not doing to get rid of this user?--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 14:32, 16 February 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | :Very strange. I'll look into this. --[[User:Jon|Jon]] 17:04, 16 February 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | ::I think I'm seeing what's happening. It looks like Showbizg was effectively blocked. But other spammers are coming back solely to edit Showbizg's user page. Is that correct? If so, one option might be to just blank that user page, and then protect it.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 02:30, 17 February 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | :::Thanks, I'll give it a try.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 11:00, 17 February 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | ::::Just had another revision (or whatever) of this user page. The protection log is: http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:Showbizg&action=protect | ||
| + | ::::I have again protected the page (second time). Other details can be seen on the Recent changes page.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 11:11, 1 March 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | :::::Third time. It seems protecting the page (at least how I'm doing it) has no effect.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 15:28, 5 March 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | ::::::OK, thanks, I just re-created the page, and re-protected it. Let's see if that does it.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 18:01, 5 March 2013 (MST) | ||
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| + | ==Edits loading quicker== | ||
| + | Seems we're back to the way it was before edits became so painfully slow to load. I've made note of this on the '''[[Wiki updates]]''' page.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 06:40, 8 April 2013 (MDT) | ||
| + | :OK, thanks, I'll look into this.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 12:59, 8 April 2013 (MDT) | ||
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| + | ==Huge increase in new user spam== | ||
| + | I was concerned this might happen. Fortunately they seem to have one common IP address...--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 19:43, 19 April 2013 (MDT) | ||
| + | :Spam continuing. Not from just one or two IPs anymore, they're now coming from many IPs. Blocking the user names and all the IPs is becoming a bit of a problem.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 16:56, 28 April 2013 (MDT). | ||
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| + | ==Spam== | ||
| + | On a daily basis I have been removing a large amount of spam and blocking the users. I took a short break (approximately 60 hours) from deleting the spam here at the CC wiki, when I came back there were over 200 deletions and an additional 180 users to be blocked that needed to be done. This took several hours. Since I am not in a position to implement any procedures to prevent spam from entering the wiki, I am requesting that something more be done to prevent it as my time is better spent on other pursuits (both here and elsewhere).--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 20:36, 22 November 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | :Thanks Cobalt327; I'm going to bring this issue up with Helena, and hopefully we can get some new anti-spam features installed.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 11:08, 23 November 2013 (MST) | ||
| + | ::Even a way to expedite the blocking of users where more than one at a time could be processed would be a big help. Same for deleting pages, although either or both may be impractical if not impossible to do from a programming/software standpoint. Had nearly '''[http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/File:Wiki_12-02-13_deletions_and_blocked_users.jpg 500 deletions and 350 blocked users]''' to process on 12-02-13 after returning from a short break from the wiki- and there's still nearly 14 hours left in the day (EST here).--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 08:34, 2 December 2013 (MST) | ||
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| + | ==Question== | ||
| + | Jon- pls. take a look at the discussion between myself and user 'Centerline' under [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/User_talk:Cobalt327#Article_credits '''Article credits'''] on my user discussion page. Do you have a comment or direction as to how to better handle this? Was considering removing the article or directing Centerline to remove it but stopped short of doing that until I contacted you. Thanks.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 17:46, 23 February 2016 (MST) | ||
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