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Re: [Debconf-team] [wiki] No arithmetic for logged in users



On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 05:10:18PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> I thought this had long ago been discussed and decided, but I could
> not find it in the archives.

> For many years, the DC wiki requires me to perform arithmetic when
> I add/change external links on a page. I can clearly see the
> motivation behind this.

> However, we now require reconfirmed e-mail addresses for accounts on
> the wiki, which should rule out a lot of wiki spammers.

> Wouldn't it make sense to spare logged users from the arithmetics?
> It's great that wiki.dc.org keeps our brains young, but too often
> one simply doesn't notice and loses changes.

+1, especially since the current antispam registration check requires manual
approval of all accounts by the admins.

(Wishlist: Debian SSO for wiki.debconf.org...)

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