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trev

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Wiki Spam Filter
« on: May 17, 2020, 02:38:30 am »
I tried to add this:

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  1. * A very simple [https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,20726.0.html loan calculator]

entry to the How-To Portal listing while editing the whole page and saving the page was prevented by the Spam filter suggesting the site was blacklisted.

Instead, I edited the General section of the page and it was saved without complaint.

As the page is a page of links to the Forum, are there now too many links causing on the page and this is causing the the spam filter to activate?

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Re: Wiki Spam Filter
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2020, 01:21:18 am »
https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Pointers

Trying open for edit and saving even without any changes causes message:

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Spam protection filter

The text you wanted to save was blocked by the spam filter. This is probably caused by a link to a blacklisted external site.

I have no idea why.

Kays

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Re: Wiki Spam Filter
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2020, 05:35:53 am »
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I have no idea why.
Urgh! Just like in programming you’ll have to gradually locate the potential mistake, line by line:

It was “phone number”. Phone numbers are evil. https://wiki.freepascal.org/Special:Diff/136478

I hope I’m allowed to say phone number here without the forum telling me I’m trying to insert spam.  :)
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Re: Wiki Spam Filter
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2020, 05:48:48 am »
I tried to add this:

Code: Text  [Select][+][-]
  1. * A very simple [https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,20726.0.html loan calculator]

entry to the How-To Portal listing while editing the whole page and saving the page was prevented by the Spam filter suggesting the site was blacklisted.[…]

Same problem as above. The word loan is evil. https://wiki.freepascal.org/Special:Diff/136480

The spam filter is really too sensitive.
Yours Sincerely
Kai Burghardt

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Re: Wiki Spam Filter
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2020, 06:58:09 am »
It was “phone number”. Phone numbers are evil. https://wiki.freepascal.org/Special:Diff/136478

Thank you.

Urgh! Just like in programming you’ll have to gradually locate the potential mistake, line by line:

Yes, you are right.

trev

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Re: Wiki Spam Filter
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2020, 09:23:01 am »
Same problem as above. The word loan is evil. https://wiki.freepascal.org/Special:Diff/136480

Do you know if editing a section of a whole page bypasses the spam filter? Once I edited only a section, it allowed me to add the "loan"  item without a complaint.

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The spam filter is really too sensitive.

It has its moments ;)

 

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