Thread:Mark Otaris/@comment-4360159-20161207052958

Hello! I just wanted to update everyone on a request I made for this wiki (I assumed general acceptance).

I have recently requested that the AbuseFilter be enabled for this wiki. I have cited reasons such as this wiki's vandalism history (e.g. this summer), expectations of increased vandalism during school breaks (e.g. this winter), and our aim to keep this wiki kid friendly.

I have received this response back: Hey The JoTS,

Thanks for getting in touch. Abuse Filter is a very powerful extension, so we try to be careful about its use - we wouldn't want it to end up causing more problems than it solves!

Do you (or other admins) already have experience with it from other wikis? It generally works best against predictable bad behaviours (e.g. spam that's fairly consistently worded) - is that likely to make it effective on your wiki?

Thoughts before I respond back? Does anyone have experience with the abuse filter? 