Re: [sc-users] Hey everyone, how about a *third* SuperCollider wiki?

[Dan Stowell <danstowell@xxxxxxxxx>]

009/5/4 Stefan Nussbaumer (SC list) <stefanus@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> (2) The mediawiki service provided by SourceForge was a good idea but
>>>> severely limited (no way of allowing anonymous edits, for pete's
>>>> sake).
>>>
>>> hmm ... what about spammers - in my experience, wikis without any login
>>> are very 'vulnerable' (meaning, they get flooded as soon as they get
>>> detected by spiders). maybe mediawiki has some inbuilt protection,
>>> haven't investigated that ... i don't find sc:sc that hard to remember
>>> ...
>> I assume that on the new one he has put in one general user, just like we
>> have on the swiki...
>>
>
> i've checked that. until now _anybody_ can edit _without_ having to register
> or login (anonymous) before.

Yes, I did this deliberately, in the name of openness. I am aware and
indeed terrified of wikispam, so I put captchas on every edit. I
suppose we'll see how it goes.

> personally i always found the swiki very charming but that's a personal
> point of view ;)

No I agree, the swiki is a charming gentleman with a curious moustache.

Dan

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