Thread:MTracey1/@comment-294719-20121217192710

Hey, I've been in contact with Wikia Support concerning activating the AbuseFilter extension, which is a massively powerful extension that could help curb spam a ton. The only problem is, it's very complex, and if we do activate it, it's entirely possible that we could wind up throttling legitimate edits. On the other hand, though, it could end up being an incredibly powerful security measure if we set it up correctly.

Obviously, we don't have much of a spam issue at all here (knocks on wood), but the reason I'm considering having it activated is because I've had an idea for the past few months: the Gran Turismo Nexus, or GTNexus, which would provide a platform which any Gran Turismo-related site so inclined could join. The Nexus would provide a platform on which GT sites could share their information (and, hopefully, traffic). The more sites participating in the Nexus, the bigger the size of the repository of information...and, as I expect, the more the spam we'll have to deal with. As of yet, I haven't proposed the Nexus idea to any other sites, but if something comes of it, then we'll probably be dealing with twice (or more) the amount of traffic we're dealing with now.

I'm all for activating the AbuseFilter, but I just wanted to get your opinion on it (and on the Nexus). If you want, I can email you Wikia Support's reply to my email so that you can see their opinion on the matter. 