Eli at 16:05, 12 January 2020

2020-01-12T16:05:11Z

Eli: Created page with "Web sites that accept postings from the public, like this wiki, are often abused by spammers who use automated tools to post their links to many sites. While these spam links..."

2020-01-12T15:59:57Z

Created page with "Web sites that accept postings from the public, like this wiki, are often abused by spammers who use automated tools to post their links to many sites. While these spam links..."

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Web sites that accept postings from the public, like this wiki, are often abused by spammers who use automated tools to post their links to many sites. While these spam links can be removed, they are a significant nuisance.

Sometimes, especially when adding new web links to a page or registering for an account, the wiki may show you a [[wikipedia:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]] or ask you to perform a simple task to verify your humanity. Since this is a task that's hard to automate, it will allow most real humans to make their posts while stopping most spammers and other robotic attackers.

Unfortunately this may inconvenience users with limited vision or those using text-based or speech-based browsers. '''Please contact the [[HWY0:Administrators|site administrators]] if this is unexpectedly preventing you from contributing''', or for any other assistance or questions.

Hit the "back" button in your browser to return to the previous page.

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-Web sites that accept postings from the public, like this wiki, are often abused by spammers who use automated tools to post their links to many sites. While these spam links can be removed, they are a significant nuisance.
+Websites that accept contributions from the public, like this wiki, are often abused by spammers who use automated tools to post their links to many sites. While these spam links can be removed, they are a significant nuisance.
-Sometimes, especially when adding new web links to a page or registering for an account, the wiki may show you a [[wikipedia:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]] or ask you to perform a simple task to verify your humanity. Since this is a task that's hard to automate, it will allow most real humans to make their posts while stopping most spammers and other robotic attackers.
+Sometimes, especially when adding new links to a page or registering for an account, the wiki may show you a [[wikipedia:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]] or ask you to solve a simple puzzle to verify your humanity. Since this is a task that's hard to automate, it will allow most real humans to make their posts while stopping most spammers and other robotic attackers.
 Unfortunately this may inconvenience users with limited vision or those using text-based or speech-based browsers. '''Please contact the [[HWY0:Administrators|site administrators]] if this is unexpectedly preventing you from contributing''', or for any other assistance or questions.
 Hit the "back" button in your browser to return to the previous page.

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Eli at 16:05, 12 January 2020

Eli: Created page with "Web sites that accept postings from the public, like this wiki, are often abused by spammers who use automated tools to post their links to many sites. While these spam links..."