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:: Looks like I forgot to check the settings again. -_- I've managed to find a simple method that prevents [[Special:CreateAccount]] from working when accessed directly, which I put on Github in the <code>test-login</code> branch. I'm not sure how effective it is – the alternate captcha method above may be a better solution. --[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 22:12, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
:: Looks like I forgot to check the settings again. -_- I've managed to find a simple method that prevents [[Special:CreateAccount]] from working when accessed directly, which I put on Github in the <code>test-login</code> branch. I'm not sure how effective it is – the alternate captcha method above may be a better solution. --[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 22:12, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
:: I've also found that it's possible to change the <code>wpRetype</code> field in the password form, which would prevent (generic) automated submissions. I'm not sure how automated they are, though, since they can get through the captcha (occasionally – maybe they just guess?). --[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 22:31, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
:: I've also found that it's possible to change the <code>wpRetype</code> field in the password form, which would prevent (generic) automated submissions. I'm not sure how automated they are, though, since they can get through the captcha (occasionally – maybe they just guess?). --[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 22:31, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
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::QuestyCaptcha could probably work too, since it can be easily customized for an individual wiki (although eventually spammers might figure them out). Maybe with DFRawFunctions we could set it up to generate random questions on DF-related things, although that would probably be complicated. (Sorry about the multiple edits/notifications, by the way :)) --[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 22:38, 11 December 2013 (UTC)