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Bug 5023 - Restrict the spam filter for anymous users, or maybe to non-admin users

Summary:	Restrict the spam filter for anymous users, or maybe to non-admin users

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX Product: Wikimedia Classification: Unclassified Component: General/Unknown (Other open bugs) Version: unspecified Hardware: All All Importance: Lowest normal with 1 vote (vote) Target Milestone: --- Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this! URL: Whiteboard: Keywords: Depends on: Blocks:   Show dependency tree / graph		Reported: 2006-02-17 16:13 UTC by Rotem Liss Modified: 2011-03-13 18:04 UTC (History) CC List: 0 users See Also: Web browser: --- Mobile Platform: --- Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---

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Description Rotem Liss 2006-02-17 16:13:51 UTC Anonymous user may add such spam - but I don't think registered user will do that, and the admins can block him forever easily. You can also disable the spam filter for admins - why should an admin insert spam? Comment 1 Brion Vibber 2006-02-17 19:30:04 UTC Spambots routinely register accounts on wikis for the sole purpose of spamming. Disabling it for admins would be unhelpful, as that would effectively lock an affected page to admin-only editing.