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66.93.38.198 at 17:05, 8 September 2006

2006-09-08T17:05:19Z

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	A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it ~~was~~ a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]], which is largely compatible).		A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it were a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]], which is largely compatible).

	Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].		Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].

142.177.81.243: quite sure this is accurate now - the attacks may not have been within a week of launch, but they were certainly within a month, and just before Recyclopedia was taken down by the traffic they created

2004-05-11T17:55:06Z

quite sure this is accurate now - the attacks may not have been within a week of launch, but they were certainly within a month, and just before Recyclopedia was taken down by the traffic they created

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	A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandalism\|vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.		A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandalism\|vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.

	~~Some people allege that several~~ typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) ~~within a week~~ of ~~its launch~~: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) in its first month of operation: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages. After several such attacks, the service exceeded its bandwidth limit, and the operators, discouraged, declined to volunteer for such abuse again. Many hours of time advertising and working on Recyclopedia publicity were wasted, and those interested in democratic and open means of operation were discouraged. This served only the purposes of those promoting highly centralized [[power structure]]s, e.g. [[Wikimedia]], and there is strong circumstantial evidence that those with access to bot technology via [[Wikipedia]] activity were responsible for these criminal acts.

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

142.177.81.243: moving question re: attacks to talk - the attacks definitely DID occur

2004-05-11T17:51:23Z

moving question re: attacks to talk - the attacks definitely DID occur

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	Some people allege that several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Some people allege that several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.

	~~:I saw only the local trolls and i have to say i frequented the place. And it run for a month without any attacks. --[[User:Juxo\|Juxo]] 00:05, 10 May 2004 (EEST)~~

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

Jukeboksi: re: recyclopedia attacks

2004-05-09T21:05:33Z

re: recyclopedia attacks

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	Some people allege that several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Some people allege that several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.

			:I saw only the local trolls and i have to say i frequented the place. And it run for a month without any attacks. --[[User:Juxo\|Juxo]] 00:05, 10 May 2004 (EEST)

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

Virtual community: +_alleged_ recyc. attacks; i agree that MySQL dumps should be salvaged

2004-05-08T14:15:48Z

+_alleged_ recyc. attacks; i agree that MySQL dumps should be salvaged

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	A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandalism\|vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.		A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandalism\|vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.

	~~Several~~ typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch~~. These blanked~~ pages and ~~moved~~ them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Some people allege that several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch: these would blank pages and move them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

Virtual community: vandal

2004-05-06T23:17:36Z

vandal

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	It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].		It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].

	A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.		A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandalism\|vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.

	Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

Virtual community: moving para

2004-05-06T23:16:43Z

moving para

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	A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it was a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]], which is largely compatible).		A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it was a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]], which is largely compatible).

			Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].

	It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].		It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].

	Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].

	A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.		A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.

Virtual community at 23:11, 6 May 2004

2004-05-06T23:11:53Z

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	A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it was a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]]).		A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it was a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]], which is largely compatible).

	It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].		It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].

Virtual community: lk denial of service attack

2004-05-06T23:10:48Z

lk denial of service attack

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	Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].		Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].

	A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service]] and heavy server load.		A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack\|denial of service]] and heavy server load.

	Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

Virtual community at 22:53, 6 May 2004

2004-05-06T22:53:28Z

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	A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it was a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]]).		A wiki '''bot''' is a software program that interacts with a [[wiki]] as if it was a real human editor; the most common case is editing wiki pages. It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic bot against a new wiki. For instance, a '''Mediawiki bot''' is specific to [[MediaWiki]] (and possibly [[GetWiki]]).

			It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/].

	Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].		Harmless and approved wiki bots have been employed on [[Wikipedia]] and other [[large public wiki]]s, mainly for maintainance and data-importing tasks. See e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia bots]].
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	A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service]] and heavy server load.		A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service]] and heavy server load.

	Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.		Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.

	The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.		The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible.

	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/ Python Wikipedia Robot Framework], a publicly-available MediaWiki bot.