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Web sites Websites that accept postings 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.
MediaWiki:Captchahelp-text (view source)
Revision as of 16:05, 12 January 2020
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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 solve a simple task 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.
