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List:       wikipedia-l
Subject:    Re: AW: [Wikipedia-l] Locking small wikis
From:       Elisabeth Bauer <elian () djini ! de>
Date:       2004-11-07 17:23:42
Message-ID: 418E5A1E.3050901 () djini ! de
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Yann Forget wrote:
> Le Saturday 6 November 2004 23:20, Mark Williamson a écrit :
> 
>>>This isn't really a solution, as spammers and squatters (Zazaki, f.e.)
>>>don't hesitate to log in.
>>
>>If you are referring to the article "Zazaki" on the Tibetan Wikipedia,
>>this was 1. not created (nor ever even edited) by a logged-in user; 2.
>>does not appear to be spam or squatting but rather a misplaced
>>English-language article with real encyclopedic content
> 
> No, this is a nationalist spam (rather than a commercial one).
> It also occurs on the French WP with nearly the same text(s) under different 
> articles.

In the german wikipedia the article is almost permanently protected due 
to this spam. Just for the information.

greetings,
elian
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