http://litablog.org/2006/11/02/wikis-when-are-they-the-right-answer/ Library and Information Technology Association Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:49:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://litablog.org/2006/11/02/wikis-when-are-they-the-right-answer/#comment-27025 Chad Boeninger Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:20:11 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/11/02/wikis-when-are-they-the-right-answer/#comment-27025 Just to clarify, the Biz Wiki can be edited by any faculty or staff member or student who requests an account to edit the wiki. I had to lock down the edits and limit account creation to the admin level because of the large amount of spam that I was getting. The wiki was originally wide open so that anyone could edit it, but I got a huge amount of spam. I then changed the code so that only those with accounts could edit, but the spammers created accounts. Now I have it so that only I can create accounts, and will gladly do so for anyone (faculty, staff, or student) who would like to contribute. However, since locking the wiki down, I have not had anyone request an account. I've since learned of some spam filters that I may install that should allow me to open the wiki up again. Just to clarify, the Biz Wiki can be edited by any faculty or staff member or student who requests an account to edit the wiki. I had to lock down the edits and limit account creation to the admin level because of the large amount of spam that I was getting. The wiki was originally wide open so that anyone could edit it, but I got a huge amount of spam. I then changed the code so that only those with accounts could edit, but the spammers created accounts. Now I have it so that only I can create accounts, and will gladly do so for anyone (faculty, staff, or student) who would like to contribute. However, since locking the wiki down, I have not had anyone request an account. I’ve since learned of some spam filters that I may install that should allow me to open the wiki up again.

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