Pruning wiki users, is there an extension for that?

If you manage any wiki you know that spamers love them. They just drop by, register a new users, and add some link spam.

Now, there is an extension for MediaWiki wikis to remove all the spam pages, Nuke. But what do you do about all the spam users? Is there an extension for bulk blocking users?

I would like one that does he following:

  • Lists all users
  • That aren’t blocked
  • With how many posts they have made
  • And a check box to add them to the bulk block list
  • Then select the duration, reason, and click bulk block

Once you have cleared out all the spam pages you need some way to mass block all the zero post users that will just post link spam again in the future.

I found the MediaWiki Extensions Matrix/user rights page, but there is nothing there that seems to fix my purpose.

Any suggestions on what extension to use?
Or will I just have to write it myself?

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rLunch – is your robot feeling hungry?

Cartoon of what robots might eat for lunch.
Transistors and capacitors with silicon chips perhaps?

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Twitter Tools causing my blog to hang on post

I apologise to all those people having to deal with my/their twitter stream being spammed. Was having a problem with the blog hanging on posting a new entry. And needed to do some testing.

From all my testing I can say that the Twitter Tools plugin is causing my blog to stall when I post a new entry.

I’m not sure why and don’t have the time to work it out right now. Maybe I will try turning off everything else and see if it is still a problem. But not right now, it will have to wait.

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End of the World 2.0.11.11.11.11.11.11

Welcome to End of the World 2.0.11.11.11.11.11.11

If you are reading this message then either:

  1. The world has not yet ended in your time zone yet
  2. The message has been posted too early
  3. Someone stuffed up their prediction

Sorry for the inconvenience.

🙂

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Go for the rubbish 3 pointer (photo)

Have you seen all those pink dots around the Sydney CBD? It appears there are pink basketball markings down a pedestrian mall near Wynyard.

So if you are in the area after lunch, try a 3 pointer into the bin with your rubbish.

Go for the 3 point rubbish

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Shopping for trouble, trolleys & fire exits don’t mix

There are people who walk ‘their’ shopping trolley back home to this apparently block. But those that leave their trolley in front of the Fire Exit, despite the KEEP CLEAR sign, are just shopping for trouble.

Shopping for trouble, trolleys & fire exits don't mix

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A cartoon for Halloween 2011, Ready to check out?

A little dark cartoon for Halloween 2011.
Are you ready to check out?

Check Out

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Trolley Bay, your new playground @Bunnings (photo)

Trolley Bay, your new playground @BunningsSign I spotted outside the Bunnings at Mascot.

So, is the trolley bay your new playground?

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Freudian Coke (photo)

Freudian CokeNow, tell me how you feel about sharing this Coke with your mum?

And I have seen another suggesting you share with your sister.

Doesn’t this Coke marketing seem like it is getting a little Freudian?

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How’s your Spanish sausage? (photo)

Shopping for chorizo in David Jones, and I noticed a typo in their sign. Well, a missing first letter. ‘ade in Australia’

Perhaps the sign producer needed some aid, and, unfortunately, I do too, because I seem to have taken a photo where you can’t even see the thing I am trying to make a job about (the sign in the background).

At least dinner tasted good. 🙂

How's your Spanish sausage?

Photo on flickr

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