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1.4 +##master-page:HelpTemplate
1.5 +##master-date:Unknown-Date
1.6 +#format wiki
1.7 +#language en
1.8 +
1.9 +== TimeChanges ==
1.10 +
1.11 +The !TimeChanges extension for !MoinMoin provides a way of monitoring editing
1.12 +activities on a wiki and thus preventing automated spam edits. In normal use,
1.13 +there should be no obvious indications that the extension has been installed.
1.14 +
1.15 +However, some attempts to save pages may cause one of the following messages
1.16 +to appear:
1.17 +
1.18 +{{{#!wiki
1.19 +{i} Page not changed: the page was saved too quickly after viewing.
1.20 +}}}
1.21 +
1.22 +{{{#!wiki
1.23 +{i} Page not changed: the page was saved again too soon or saved without
1.24 +viewing the page.
1.25 +}}}
1.26 +
1.27 +For normal wiki users, merely editing the page again, loading the saved draft,
1.28 +and saving should be sufficient to make sure that edits do not get lost.
1.29 +
1.30 +Administrators may wish to choose a shorter editing delay (the `editing_delay`
1.31 +setting) to avoid any recurring problems with page editing. Such a delay is
1.32 +only meant as a way of preventing automated editing by spammers whose scripts
1.33 +may attempt to save a page as soon as it has been fetched or may even attempt
1.34 +to save a page without having fetched the page first. A very short delay may
1.35 +be sufficiently useful without having a negative effect on legitimate wiki
1.36 +users.