On 4/10/06, Steve Bennett <stevage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I was thinking something similar once.
* Deny all links that are not wrapped in a {{url}} template.
* Deny {{url}} template to anons. (contentious) Perhaps allow
white-listed anons? Or allow some other template which generates a
comment rather than an actual link?
* Add "nofollow" to all links that are not wrapped in {{urlfollow}}
* Deny {{urlfollow}} to everyone except confirmed users (reg + 10 days
or something)
FWIW, Anons are not a real spam liability.. anyone competent enough
to be a significant annoyance is able to make an account.
The template solution you've proposed is effectively an extension to
the wikitext syntax... I don't see a reason to overload the template
system for that purpose... just extend the syntax if thats what we
really want.
Though there's something I don't like about
people deciding on a case
by case basis about whether to use nofollow or not.
Perhaps, alternatively, devise a mechanism whereby
URLs automatically
become "follow" links after some time period, like 5 days.
"And then a miracle occurs"... Making that scale will be a challenge.
...and still doesn't cover the cases of spam on namespaces that get
less attention.