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==Log In Required==
==Log In Required==


To prevent Wiki spam, we require you to log in whenever you try to edit Wiki pages, or perform other "unsafe" actions.
To prevent Wiki spam, we require you to log in whenever you try to edit Wiki pages, or perform other "unsafe" actions. The username and password are both included in the login dialog box which your browser just showed you.


The username and password are both included in the login dialog box which your browser just showed you. '''''These are different from your wiki name and password! Don't try to change the username and password that appear in the dialog, just click on the ok button.'''''
'''''These are different from your wiki name and password! Don't try to change the username and password that appear in the dialog, just click on the ok button.'''''


To log in, please press "reload" in your browser, then read the instructions in the login dialog box.
To log in, please press "reload" in your browser, then read the instructions in the login dialog box.
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"Safe" actions are anything that we can be sure won't modify the Wiki:
"Safe" actions are anything that we can be sure won't modify the Wiki:
* reading pages or sub-pages (with standard [[Wiki Name|WikiName]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s)
* reading pages or sub-pages (with standard wiki names)
* showing page info, diffs, print mode, or the Local Site Map
* showing page info, diffs, print mode, or the wiki site map
* performing simple searches or highlights
* performing simple searches or highlights


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''Note to Wiki editors: the Apache config specifies that the "401" (Authorization Required) error document is <code><nowiki>/Wiki_Spam_Protection</nowiki></code>. Of course, you don't need to log in to read <code><nowiki>/Wiki_Spam_Protection</nowiki></code>, because after all you're just reading a page. That's why you end up seeing this page if you don't log in when you should.''

''Note to Wiki editors: the Apache config specifies that the "401" (Authorization Required) [[Error Document|ErrorDocument]] is <code><nowiki>/WikiSpamProtection</nowiki></code>. Of course, you don't need to log in to read <code><nowiki>/WikiSpamProtection</nowiki></code>, because after all you're just reading a page. That's why you end up seeing this page if you don't log in when you should.''

Revision as of 23:33, 21 October 2009

Alert.png You're probably seeing this page because you tried to edit a Wiki page and you didn't log in.

Log In Required

To prevent Wiki spam, we require you to log in whenever you try to edit Wiki pages, or perform other "unsafe" actions. The username and password are both included in the login dialog box which your browser just showed you.

These are different from your wiki name and password! Don't try to change the username and password that appear in the dialog, just click on the ok button.

To log in, please press "reload" in your browser, then read the instructions in the login dialog box.

"Safe" and "Unsafe"

"Safe" actions are anything that we can be sure won't modify the Wiki:

  • reading pages or sub-pages (with standard wiki names)
  • showing page info, diffs, print mode, or the wiki site map
  • performing simple searches or highlights

"Unsafe" actions are, by definition, everything else, including but not limited to:

  • editing pages
  • viewing pages in "raw" mode

Note to Wiki editors: the Apache config specifies that the "401" (Authorization Required) error document is /Wiki_Spam_Protection. Of course, you don't need to log in to read /Wiki_Spam_Protection, because after all you're just reading a page. That's why you end up seeing this page if you don't log in when you should.