[wp-docs] codex spam

[Lorelle on WordPress]

Did you note an IP address or anything we can use to block this
particular user?

This is odd that they went as far as they did to contact and discuss
this. Very unusual. Thanks for fighting the good fight for all of us.

Lorelle



On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 2:04 AM, mrmist <listswpdocs at mist.org.uk> wrote:
> A quick note to any codex mods or, in fact, anyone just to be aware and keep
> and eye out.
>
> The other day I noticed that some subtle changes had been made to the
> "WordPress in your Language" page, where some very spamish links (to mobile
> phone sites) had been added in as citiations to some of the language
> variants.
>
> I removed these links, and blocked the contributor (the account had no other
> contributions apart from these links) However, this did not stop, as the
> person registered another account to try to add the same things back in. I
> did the same again.
>
> The account holder then emailed me through the "email user" function to ask
> why the links had been removed.  I replied and said that I found them to be
> spammy etc. but suggested that he can contact any of the other site mods if
> he wanted them re-instated, as they may feel differently. He chose not to do
> that (I guess) but instead sent me an alternative list of links. Frankly I
> found those little better (still unrelated link hoard sites) but decided not
> to reply any further by email, having already made it clear that he should
> go elsewhere if he wants another opinion.
>
> However, last night it looks like instead of taking that advice, he chose to
> deface the page and try and put the links back again.
>
> Obviously I've blocked and reverted it all (though I may have caught
> Fergusman's edits in the crossfire, haven't checked yet if they were valid)
> but this really is just a heads-up for you folk to be aware of the
> situation.
>
> Spammers, it seems, sadly, are back on the Codex.
>
> (Incidentally, when I was trying to save the older page the first time, the
> spam filter rejected a number of links - first time I've ever seen that
> fire)
>
> Cheers
> --
> mrmist
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