add a warning

[ikiwiki.git] / doc / plugins / anonok.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn b/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn
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--- a/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ By default, anonymous users cannot edit the wiki. This plugin allows
 anonymous web users, who have not signed in, to edit any page in the wiki
 by default.
 
 anonymous web users, who have not signed in, to edit any page in the wiki
 by default.
 

-The plugin also has a configuration setting, `anonok_pagespec`. This
-[[PageSpec]] can be used to allow anonymous editing of matching pages.
+Please think twice before enabling this plugin. If your wiki is accessible
+to the internet, it *will* be subject to spamming if this plugin is
+enabled. Such spam is not only a pain to deal with, but it bloats the
+revision control history of your wiki.
+
+The plugin has a configuration setting, `anonok_pagespec`. This
+[[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] can be used to allow anonymous editing of matching pages.

 
 If you're using the [[comments]] plugin, you can allow anonymous comments
 to be posted by setting:
 
 If you're using the [[comments]] plugin, you can allow anonymous comments
 to be posted by setting: