Subject: Yet more wiki spam!
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Posted on: 2022-12-15 16:10:06 UTC
This time, it's images of "wand colored pencils".
--Ls
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PSA: AO3 seems to be under a wave of spambots right now. by
on 2022-12-06 09:54:31 UTC
Serious business
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Found a couple reviews on my works which are some kind of weird code and a link - of course, if you see any of those Dont. Click. it.
They might be just ways to get traffic and revenue to sites paying for it, but they might also hide all kinds of scams and malware.
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Yet more wiki spam! by
on 2022-12-15 16:10:06 UTC
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This time, it's images of "wand colored pencils".
--Ls
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Re. wiki: Is it just me, or has the font changed? by
on 2022-12-16 18:13:38 UTC
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Did anyone see an announcement about this? I didn't. I assume this is for better readability, same with Discord's recent font change, but it would be nice to be told these things.
And I don't like this font. Discord's is much nicer. {= /
ETA: Proof I'm not imagining it. Here's a screencap I took back in June, and here's one I took today.
~Neshomeh
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The new one's kinda ugly. Cartoonish, almost. by
on 2022-12-17 02:43:45 UTC
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I never saw any announcements, either.
—doctorlit wonders whatever is wrong with simple Times New Roman
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More info acquired. by
on 2022-12-17 08:06:07 UTC
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I asked what was up on Community Central. Apparently the font is called Rubik, and Fandom has been using it for a while, but the font itself has been updated to a new version. With, as far as I can tell, crappy kerning.
So that sucks.
If I can get enough brain juice flowing this weekend, I'll see if I can improve it by changing the font size and/or weight in our wiki's CSS, and if that doesn't work I'll try switching to a different font. Probably Helvetica, since that's next on the font-family list and should look familiar.
(Times New Roman is fine in print, but as a serif font, it's harder to read on a screen than sans-serif fonts like Helvetica and Arial.)
~Neshomeh
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I guess I've always typed in Times New Roman, so it's what I'm used to seeing on screens. *shrug* (nm) by
on 2022-12-23 13:10:31 UTC
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The font is the same for me. (nm) by
on 2022-12-16 20:38:02 UTC
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Weird. All cleaned up now. (nm) by
on 2022-12-15 20:59:00 UTC
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Holy lembas, it's my turn to get spam spam spam wonderful spam by
on 2022-12-07 08:52:37 UTC
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Seven of them, wow.
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Have noticed this too! by
on 2022-12-06 17:04:45 UTC
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Was excited for a hot second since it was for stories in a fandom with like... two people in it where I personally am responsible for 60% of the existing fic, but alas, I can't have nice things. XD
But yes, mark as spam immediately! Good to bring this to attention.
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That I, of course, did. by
on 2022-12-06 18:51:46 UTC
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I enabled comment moderation on all of my stories for the time being - while disabling guest reviews would ensure that spambots won't be able to even try, it is a nuclear solution that also prevents legitimate guest reviews.
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Spam spam spam baked beans and spam by
on 2022-12-06 10:02:36 UTC
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(throws cans of SPAM at spambots)