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Hacker
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Joined: Sep 13 2008
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Why haven't we changed the registration system at all?
Adding catchpa, changing the anti bot question, or stuff like that.
It wouldn't be hard to write a script to automatically make accounts based on how the registration system works ATM.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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We have talked about options. Nothing has ever come of the discussion.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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The main discussion was upgrading the board software in general, which hasn't been updated once since being installed, but it's a pain. Honestly, 1-3 bots per day isn't so bad.
You should have seen the early days where we got like 50 per day. And they were spamming porn.
At this point, I am more interested in fixing the wiki, as the wiki is way worse shape, and we had to disclude membership to the point that no one uses it.
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sidewaydriver
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Joined: May 11 2008
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I think I'd miss the bots if they were gone.
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Hacker
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Alright, what's fucked up with the wiki?
I'm not a GP on the tech scale, but I'd like to help
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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It's painfully out of date. It has never been updated.
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Lasher
Title: an horse
Joined: Feb 26 2012
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Does one need special access to update the wiki, or is a full community thing?
And the bots, is it too difficult to put in a different question/ randomize it?
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I don't think changing the question is particularly hard, randomization might be.
Sometimes the best way to fix something is to start over
I know the issue was upgrading = broken wiki
But why not just restart the wiki? We can copy the code for key pages, and leave it to a certain people. actually, I'll run some software to mirror the wiki pages and we can go from there and you can host a download for the mirror and when people want pages back they can make it themselves
Why not just did what you did with the blog software, keep it on the site but build a new one.
can't help but feel this is easily fixable with a minor amount of pain
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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I can't fix something unless I know it is broken. What specifically needs fixing with the wiki?
As for the forums being updated... That is Syd's call.
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Hacker
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I think spam bots for those too...
Isn't there some IP filtering we can do?
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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The Wiki needs to be updated to the latest version of WikiMedia or WikiCommons, or whatever it is. If there are template sets we can import, we could probably use some of those too.
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Hacker
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Then let's get on it.
Worst case scenario you end up having to scrap the old wiki like the old blog software
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Drew Linky
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Joined: Jun 12 2009
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Perhaps there are people who don't want to see that stuff disappear. Who still uses the wiki?
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| Drew Linky wrote: |
| Perhaps there are people who don't want to see that stuff disappear. Who still uses the wiki? |
See, it wouldn't disappear. the old blog is still there. You can go all the way back to the very first news post.
I was saying that as a "worse case scenario" in case things get so fucked up during the move recovering it is nigh impossible
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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Me for one. I just updated the games owned list on my page, not that that's crucial information.
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Klimbatize
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Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
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I went on to update my own page for the first time ever a month or two ago and I couldn't figure out how to even do it. So I gave up. Since I had never worked on a wiki before I figured I was just retarded, but now I see what happened. I'm looking forward to being motivated enough to try again.
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GPFontaine
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Location: Connecticut
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I don't understand... the wiki shows up fine for me.
What is wrong with the current wiki?
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
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| Klimbatize wrote: |
| I went on to update my own page for the first time ever a month or two ago and I couldn't figure out how to even do it. So I gave up. Since I had never worked on a wiki before I figured I was just retarded, but now I see what happened. I'm looking forward to being motivated enough to try again. |
same here.
everyone started talking about the wiki i figured i needed a page, but i had no clue wtf to do. so i also gave up
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Sarge
Title: The Self-Titler
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
I don't understand... the wiki shows up fine for me.
What is wrong with the current wiki? |
Locked for editing except by the select approved members, I think.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Ok... so we need to fix some permissions issue. Not that big of a deal. I'll look into it.
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Hacker
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When Syd popped into the IRC and I asked him he just said it was painfully out of date, and that'd he'd need your help to upgrade it GP.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Editing should be back on for all registered users.
Account creation is still turned off. If you want an account, get in touch with Syd or myself.
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Sarge
Title: The Self-Titler
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GPFontaine
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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How is the wiki software? Would we benefit by updating to a newer version?
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