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Dart Zaidyer
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Wiki: Impossible to add articles
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When attempting to add a new article to the wiki, I get this error:
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A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:
(SQL query hidden)
from within function "SearchMySQL4::update". MySQL returned error "1016: Can't open file: 'wiki_searchindex.MYI' (errno: 145) (localhost)". |
This also happens after article updates, as well as searches. So far, it means we can't search our own wiki, nor can we add new articles to it.
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Diaftau
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Dart Zaidyer
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject:
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Thanks for the fix Daf. Unfortunately, this has now opened the door for random spambots to create dozens of garbage spam articles.
Non-registered edits should be disabled immediately. Additionally, I as well as the other Designers would also need privileges to delete articles and ban bogus spambot users, since Pixie seems to have stopped watching the wiki. The poor "cockatrice" article is also being abused by spambots who actually do register, so we would need to be able to lock articles as well.
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Dart Zaidyer
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:
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Okay, I'm sorry, but this is like trying to keep flies off of roadkill. We still have multiple spambots operating from multiple IP ranges, making them impossible to block. All they do is just create new articles and fill them with spam.
Unregistered users MUST BE DENIED FROM EDITING.
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Dart Zaidyer
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject:
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I figured the big letters might somehow work better, since it was a strongly needed fix.
Plus, cleaning up after spambot armies always fills me with a certain level of highly volatile rage. 
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