[00:10] <mhall119> wxl: thanks, I see that you include a message explaining why you decline somebody, which is great, but you might want to add something that tells them how to let you know they aren't spammers
[00:15] <wxl> mhall119: will do. i was copying popey. :)
[00:16] <knome> copey
[00:16] <popey> oi
[00:17] <wxl> cpey
[00:17] <popey> i only did that when i found conclusive proof
[00:18] <popey> like existing spam on a wiki somwhere
[00:18] <wxl> well this seemed to follow a general pattern:
[00:18] <popey> some of them are sloppy
[00:18] <popey> they re use names
[00:18] <popey> true
[00:18] <wxl> yeah there was like what appeared to be random characters in the email
[00:18] <wxl> which was the same as the username/lp id
[00:18] <popey> its quite a science
[00:18] <wxl> there was no wiki page that could be found
[00:18] <wxl> they had just become lp members
[00:19] <wxl> they had no memberships and virtually no activity
[00:19] <popey> yeah, i guess tge
[00:19] <popey> gah
[00:19] <wxl> admittedly said user had one bug related to appstream
[00:19] <wxl> but i figured they were just trying to be slick
[00:19] <popey> the odd false positive will happen
[00:19] <wxl> it wasn't the most verbose bug report
[00:19]  * wxl shrugs
[00:19] <knome> there was another one recently
[00:19] <popey> nvm
[00:20] <wxl> i think i may leave the door open a little wider next time
[00:20] <popey> :)
[00:21] <wxl> "We have had a rash of spam on our wiki and your Launchpad membership seems to contain many of the traits from spammy Launchpad members. There is the possibility you have a legitimate need, of course. Should that be the case, feel free to get in touch."
[00:22] <knome> get in touch by...?
[00:22] <wxl> i was thinking about not being too verbose, but maybe i should
[00:22] <wxl> if you tell them too clearly how to fix their problem, then the spammers will fix THEIR problem, too :)
[00:23] <knome> but if you don't tell how they are supposed to be in touch...
[00:23] <wxl> actually it should say so at the end of the message.. lemme see
[00:26] <wxl> harumph hard to say
[00:26] <wxl> "We have had a rash of spam on our wiki and your Launchpad membership seems to contain many of the traits from spammy Launchpad members. There is the possibility you have a legitimate need, of course. Should that be the case, please get in touch with the team admins via the Launchpad page and let us know what you'd like to do."
[00:27] <knome> ermm... they would like to join the team? :)
[00:27] <wxl> well they should have a reason for joining the team
[00:27] <wxl> and that reason should be that they want to do SOMETHING on the wiki
[00:27] <wxl> not that they think the etherpad team is really cool :)
[00:28] <wxl> "We have had a rash of spam on our wiki and your Launchpad membership seems to contain many of the traits from spammy Launchpad members. There is the possibility you have a legitimate need, of course. Should that be the case, please get in touch with the team admins via the Launchpad page and let us know what you wish to accomplish with joining this team."
[00:29] <knome> hmm.
[00:32] <wxl> well i'm headed home
[00:32] <knome> "We are declining your membership because your Launchpad account seems to contain many of the traits from spammy Launchpad users. If this is a mistake, get in touch with the team admins via the Launchpad page and we will help you get approved."
[00:32] <wxl> much simpler, knome :)
[00:32] <wxl> +1