Comment 22 for bug 224971

With respect, all these points are totally valid but will _not_ alter this bug. Anyone searching Google for Ubuntu Wiki articles will hit the spammed articles. This issue makes use of a vulnerability in how Google handles 302 errors, not Moin or any server side software we run.

> 3) Deleting / Hiding spam in LP
> * add mechanism to flag, hide, and potentially remove spam

Hiding spam? In this case that will only improve the situation for the bots in question because it will reduce visibility for users navigating the site but still allow direct linking from Google - where the search is launched from.

> 4) Identification of spam and spammers
> * flag post as spam which raises a spam count on a user in LP which
> in tern flags the account for review by a LP admin
> * How do we check this on large wiki's like Ubuntu's?

As for flagging spammers a clearly publicised mechanism for reporting is essential - I raised the question of this particular account as a question (https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+question/31868) over two weeks ago and there is as yet no response. This may simply be that I asked the wrong team but that is the problem when it comes to the project as a whole, it is not always clear who does what.

Sorry if I sound negative, I don't intend to be.