[OSM-dev] Spam in Users' Diaries and Users' Pages

[John Smith]

On 17 March 2010 09:45, Robert (Jamie) Munro <rjmunro at arjam.net> wrote:
> But we need not make that description or their diary entries visible to
> other users until they have gained some reputation on the site -
> presumably by making map edits.

This is a dangerous path, it's too easy for these spammers to then add
garbage to the map data as well, not just the diary/user information,
I think forcibly moderating the first few comments and/or requiring
approval before their information is displayed is a much better idea.