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> the captcha/disabilities problem can be addressed by putting a clear message
> on the captcha page to contact admin in case of visual problems. (we do this
> at LibriVox).
>
>
> hugh.
>
>
>
> On Dec 11, 2006, at 1:47 PM, zara wrote:
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>
>
>
> I just went to look something up, and was
> confronted with a series of
> "[WWW] pussy sucking lesbos | [WWW] daughter
> fucking friend |" links
> from a spammer.
>
> WIKI's can't be left open. I've been going
> around recent months
> closing down WIKI's that I host that don't have
> strong password
> protection around them. I don't even allow people
> to log in and post
> comments immediately on my Drupal sites as there is
> automation for
> creating new accounts (Including the whole email
> verification stuff) to
> post SPAM.
>
> I've hosted a bunch of wikis too, all open and never
> had a real
> problem with it. Before closing the door on anonymous
> edits, I'm sure
> we can come up with a few options.
>
>
> I think a case can be made for closing or leaving Wikis open, it really
> depends on the context. However, if the group decides to implement stronger
> measures with regards to user authentification, I hope you will avoid using
> CAPTCHA as this presents important obstacles for certain persons with
> disabilities.
>
> For more information on CAPTCHAs, please see this report from W3C :
>
>
http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Catherine
>
>
>
>
> --
> Catherine Roy, consultante
>
> www.catherine-roy.net
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