http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/http-civicaccess-ca-wiki-must-be-closed-or-otherwise-require-verified-passwords-tp770p778.html
> I have reverted the front page to what looks like the most recent
> "good" version of the page (v 76).
>
> I didn't do anything else.
>
> ...r
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> On 12/11/06, Hugh McGuire <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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