Reply To: INTENSE WIKI SPAM
This looks like the kind of attack described here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Combating_spam#IP_address_blacklists
We used to have captchas. Captchas were ineffective. Taking them out actually reduced spam for some time.
Protecting hasn’t seemed to work — I protected “You Ruined Everything” (see http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=You_Ruined_Everything&action=history ) but newly registered users were still able to vandalize. But I can give it a try — what do you want me to protect?
ETA: Forum registration has also been slammed by spammers — I’m getting about 50 new applicants a day, most of whom are fake. I’m sorry I’m not more energetic, but I’m not feeling very enthusiastic right now.