Extension:Athena
 Release status: experimental |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Implementation | Special page |
| Description | Context-based learning anti-spam tool |
| Author(s) | Richard Cook (Cook879talk) |
| Latest version | 0.0.4 |
| MediaWiki | >= 1.36.0 |
| Database changes | Yes |
| Tables | athena_log athena_page_details athena_calculations athena_stats |
| License | GNU General Public License 3.0 only |
| Download | README |
|
|
|
|
| Quarterly downloads | 5 (Ranked 135th) |
| Translate the Athena extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
The Athena extension is an experimental anti-spam tool, which uses a series of context-based filters to try and identify spam. The tool uses a learning algorithm and user reinforcement to adapt to new spam. While the tool has shown some promising results, it is not production ready. You can read more about the results in this report. Bug tracking is currently managed through ShoutWiki's Phabricator.
Installation
edit- Download and move the extracted
Athenafolder to yourextensions/directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/Athena - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'Athena' );
- Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration parameters
edit- $wgAthenaSpamThreshold
- Unused: While important to the original algorithm, this variable is no longer used and is due to be removed
- $wgAthenaTraining
- If true, then Athena will be in training mode - it will record statistics, but will not make any calculations or declare the article as spam or not.
User rights
edit- athena
- This allows the user access to Special:Athena, the page to view Athena's logs and reinforce the system