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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Philip Pemberton <ygroups@...> wrote:
>
> Steve wrote:
> > Maybe a white-list of editors should be set up.
>
> My first idea was to tie it into the members list on Yahoo, but there isn't an
> easy way to tie the two together. The only way I could think of doing it would
> be to manually check each new user against Yahoo, which seems like a lot of work.
Although that would be an improvement on allowing anyone who registers, there is still the issue of the dedicated spammer that still manages to get in here. Since I have all new members moderated, you don't see the ones that spoof the authentication but then send spam to the list. Sometimes they wait months after joining.
> > As moderator of a lot of Yahoogroups, I'm fully aware of how willing
> > spammers are to register to post their spam. Not allowing anonymous edits
> > will only stop the most casual of vandals.
>
> While I have no problem -- in principle -- of granting Wiki admin access to
> moderators/admins on the mailing list, most of the stuff you get access to as
> a Wiki admin is internal configuration data and settings. The whole "anyone
> can edit" concept of a wiki means that removing spam is something any user can
> do (via the edit option). I could add a "Moderators" group and just grant
> access to the user admin side of things, but I need to have a read of the
> TikiWiki documentation to find out how to do that.
>
> Is there a full list of Homebrew_PCBs moderators/admins around anywhere? I
> can't see anything obvious on the group homepage.
You are looking at him.
> > I've registered as Homebrew_PCBs there, fleshed out a few definitions, and
> > added a couple.
>
> Thanks -- much appreciated.
I'm editing it again right now, adding mechanical milling and links to some Yahoogroups.
Steve Greenfield