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please add "Prevent account creation" to global block
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Author: spacebirdy

Description:
Dear all,

atm, there is only the checkbox:

  • Block anonymous users only

Please add

  • Prevent account creation

with this option we could block certain types of spambots without blocking the account creation (some do not log in and create accounts)

Thanks for Your help

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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 21 2014, 10:20 PM
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spacebirdy wrote:

Also the block options are not shown in the log, and the log breaks if there is more than one action a day and if one has the enhanced rc activated.

mike.lifeguard+bugs wrote:

(In reply to comment #1)

Also the block options are not shown in the log, and the log breaks if there is
more than one action a day and if one has the enhanced rc activated.

Log breakage is likely something separate, and should have a separate bug.

mike.lifeguard+bugs wrote:

(In reply to comment #2)

(In reply to comment #1)

Also the block options are not shown in the log, and the log breaks if there is
more than one action a day and if one has the enhanced rc activated.

Log breakage is likely something separate, and should have a separate bug.

See bug 16252.

  • Bug 40190 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
MarcoAurelio raised the priority of this task from Medium to Needs Triage.Nov 21 2016, 4:53 PM
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I missed this for the annual community wishlist survey. Yet this would be a very welcome feature for when we want to disable editting only by annonymous users but would like to keep account creation open (because the problem is just with anonymous contributions).

Change 754099 had a related patch set uploaded (by Majavah; author: Majavah):

[mediawiki/extensions/GlobalBlocking@master] Allow not blocking account creation

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/754099