New LinuxQuestions.org Site - The LQ Wiki

hw-tph · 03-05-2004, 06:35 PM

Gawd help us, here comes the Slashdot crowd!

Håkan

slakmagik · 03-05-2004, 10:04 PM

Hey, some of the slashdot crowd might have already been here, you insensitive clod!

UltimaGuy · 03-06-2004, 12:21 AM

I saw about this in Slashdot first

and was quite shocked. Really, I didn't visit the site for a few days and Jeremy creates a new furore

I like this idea very much. In truth, this will in tim create a big knowledgebase that is easier to search and use than even tldp.org

Whitehat · 03-06-2004, 11:40 AM

edit: david_ross explained it to me. I don't know how the box in my prefs got unchecked but it is all OK now. Sorry about that

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Something I just noticed.

When I am not logged into the Wiki site everything looks nice. When I log in however, things look different. I doesn't matter what browser I use. Things used to look fine. Words with [[around them]] would always be a link.

Peace,
Whitehat

P.S. is there a "Wiki Questions/Suggestions" forum?...should there be?

david_ross · 03-06-2004, 11:45 AM

That is the second way that pages that don't exist yet are linked to, the first being with the links in a different colour.

You can change it in your preferences:
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Special:Preferences

3rd option down in the right hand column.

LinuxLala · 03-07-2004, 09:34 AM

Questions and suggestions would be fine in the LQ wiki mailing list. But, that's what I think.

aus9 · 11-24-2013, 05:20 AM

Hi

I know this is an old post

my eyesight can not see how to create a new account as I know my questions username info does not carry over

see attached image, and no clickable link to create account, cookies enabled otherwise I could not login in LQ

I have seen this post but none the wiser
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...nt-4175467360/

so then I found this link which is
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index...in&type=signup

but it says

Quote:

You do not have permission to create this user account, for the following reason:
The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Administrators.

jeremy · 11-24-2013, 01:08 PM

We've disabled LQ Wiki account creation temporarily due to a massive spam attack.

--jeremy

aus9 · 11-24-2013, 05:22 PM

fair enough

which moderator can I pm with my user name...all lower case--- aus9 and a passwd,
so I can get an account pls?

aus9 · 11-24-2013, 06:54 PM

slightly offtopic but relevant to spam

Have you guys considered more anti-spam measures such as images?

I like the rotation method as people with poor eyesight will intuitively grasp this
--or English as a second language

jeremy · 11-25-2013, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus9

fair enough

which moderator can I pm with my user name...all lower case--- aus9 and a passwd,
so I can get an account pls?

I've re-enabled account creation.

--jeremy

jeremy · 11-25-2013, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus9

slightly offtopic but relevant to spam

Have you guys considered more anti-spam measures such as images?

I like the rotation method as people with poor eyesight will intuitively grasp this
--or English as a second language

The wiki is due for some updates that should address the spam issue properly.

--jeremy

aus9 · 11-25-2013, 05:17 PM

thanks

oops spoke too soon

tried to create aus9, I must have set up Aus9 in the past

Quote:

A new password has been sent to the e-mail address registered for "Aus9". Please log in again after you receive it.

but I don't what that old email address as its not going to my new one.

any chance a mod can pm me so I can advise what my new email address is
or better still

delete entirely the Aus9 account so I can use aus9?

jeremy · 11-25-2013, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus9

tried to create aus9, I must have set up Aus9 in the past

The first letter of all mediawiki usernames are capitalized.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus9

any chance a mod can pm me so I can advise what my new email address is
or better still

delete entirely the Aus9 account so I can use aus9?

LQ mods don't have any elevated permissions at the wiki. I've synced the email address for Aus9 at the wiki with your account here.

--jeremy

aus9 · 11-25-2013, 11:00 PM

excellent thanks heaps