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I've tried to find help on this but I haven't found anything - so please forgive me if there is information elsewhere?

I started getting emails yesterday about a number of new registered users. I logged into the wiki and also noted many of these users have put in garbage as pages. It almost seem like some sort of bot or program is doing this.

I don't think I want useless pages being put up, so I'd like to get rid of them. The administrator tools don't seem to have a way to delete pages or users in bulk, because there's now about 50 of them, and none are contributing content intended for the wiki.

Any thoughts? I'd like to block the activity if it's possible.

Thanks!

It's about time to install the Extension:ConfirmEdit → QuestyCaptcha (prevents bots from editing) and Extension:Nuke (kill the bot created pages in bulk). Cheers

I think I answered my own question - I did not have confirmedit running...but now do. Thanks anyway

Wikis tend to get perpetually spammed from shortly after the moment that they are created. Their open nature, API, and lack of default user activity security make them exceptional targets for spam.

I recommend Extension:Asirra that requires identification of cats from dogs, which is virtually impossible for bots to pass.

Extension:QuestyCaptcha is also a very good solution when using questions about the subject of the wiki, or just random questions that a bot can't figure out the response.

I agree. The only issue with it is that someone will eventually give bots the answers to the questions. Until that point I've heard that it's a very good anti spam method.