[Xastir] Apparent wiki vandalism.

[Gerry Creager]

If it comes to that, I can offer up a more secure wiki environment.

gerry

Tom Russo wrote:
> I just checked the Xastir wiki and find that a number of pages have been
> clobbered today.
> 
> The pages modified were:
> 
>  Page:                     Time:     Who:
>  Downloads                 10:56     ZyzZrt 
>  HowTo:Contributing        10:45     Wm1Bsk 
>  HowTo:Ubuntu 6.10 LiveCD; 09:35     Uf9Vv1 
>  HowTo:DBFAWK;             00:20     VgbHlt
> 
> Three of these edits removed almost the entire contents of the page (
> the HowTo:Ubuntu 6.10 LiveCD change and the Downloads change) and the third
> simply made the contents subtly incorrect.
> 
> Since none of these users are valid call signs, I'm guessing this was a 
> hit-and-run vandalism, but we're gonna have to watch the Wiki to see if anything
> else like that happens again.
> 
> I'm in the process of trying to retrieve the original contents.  It's
> not that difficult, but it's an annoyance.
> 
> It would be nice if there were an "undo previous revision" feature, but 
> there does not appear to be one.  If this sort of thing becomes common,
> we might have to start looking for a way to secure the Wiki against unfettered
> abuse like this.
> 

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