[CREATE] spam blocking tactics for mediawiki

[John Bintz]

Kai-Uwe Behrmann said:
> I use SpamBlacklist for MediaWiki. It needs continuous updating of the
> blacklist. So once a day by hand, but other than this it works.
> Possibly a global filter would be more convenient.
>
> I think this matter was discussed erlier on this list. Possibly you can
> search in the archives.

Would there be an objection to using a captcha for logins and edits, using
something like the reCAPTCHA plugin for MediaWiki?  I've been using it in
WordPress and it seems to function pretty well.

John