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== Discussion == | == Discussion == | ||
I have noticed that fake user accounts seems to be spewing up, that ''all'' match two different formats: '''[a-z0-9]{9}''' or '''[a-z]+[0-9]{4}'''. Which is to say that ''either'' is it a nickname of seven random alphanumeric characters ''or'' a random set of letters followed by four random numbers. [[Special:Log/newusers|Just check the user creation log]]. | I have noticed that fake user accounts seems to be spewing up, that ''all'' match two different formats: '''^[a-z0-9]{9}$''' or '''^[a-z]+[0-9]{4}$'''. Which is to say that ''either'' is it a nickname of seven random alphanumeric characters ''or'' a random set of letters followed by four random numbers. [[Special:Log/newusers|Just check the user creation log]]. | ||
As such, I have [http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AUsernameblacklist&action=historysubmit&diff= | As such, I have [http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AUsernameblacklist&action=historysubmit&diff=115054&oldid=64475 banned these two names]. Although, this effectively means I have banned usernames of 9 characters in length, as I cannot figure out a regex that insures that both letters and numbers appear in the name. --'''[[User:Svip|Svip]]'''<sup>[[User talk:Svip|talk]]</sup> 11:20, 5 July 2012 (CEST) |
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Discussion
I have noticed that fake user accounts seems to be spewing up, that all match two different formats: ^[a-z0-9]{9}$ or ^[a-z]+[0-9]{4}$. Which is to say that either is it a nickname of seven random alphanumeric characters or a random set of letters followed by four random numbers. Just check the user creation log.
As such, I have banned these two names. Although, this effectively means I have banned usernames of 9 characters in length, as I cannot figure out a regex that insures that both letters and numbers appear in the name. --Sviptalk 11:20, 5 July 2012 (CEST)