Updated to 1.16.4

by AndrewMiller on April 18, 2011

in RichmondWiki,Site Updates

In an effort to nip the latest round of spam attacks in the bud, I upgraded the MediaWiki installation today to 1.16.4. It’s leaner, faster, and still a pain in the ass to install and configure.

But, thanks to a few updates and tightening of the captcha system, I expect to see less spam.

There are still a few bugs (mostly layout and CSS), but if you see anything amiss, please let me know.

Remaining to-do’s:

I’m sure I’m missing more, but this is still a big improvement in our anti-spam efforts and usability.

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