[WikiEN-l] Re: Arbitration Committee members granted checkuser tool

[Anthere]

Carbonite wrote:

>  I think perhaps we're getting a little melodramatic here. I was under the
> impression that we're here to write an encyclopedia, not fight oppression.
> If the former happens to lead to the latter, that's a great bonus. My point
> was that it's up to the user to protect himself. If a slip of an IP address
> will likely lead to harsh punishment, the risk of editing is almost
> certainly too high. I'm NOT saying that we should be careless and expose IP
> addresses, but to treat this as a matter of life and death is unnecessary
> rhetoric.
>  Carbonite

When I joined Wikipedia, I had the opportunity to protect myself. I used 
  anonymous proxies. I edited, under these proxies, on certain topics 
which could lead to me certainly have professional problems.
One thing I appreciated is that ips were visible, even for logged in 
users. So, anytime, I could check which information was registered about me.

When use of anonymous proxies was not possible any more, I stopped 
putting certain type of information entirely. I regretted that very 
much, but there was no possibility for myself to protect myself anymore.

I think some of the information I could have put on sites such as 
wikinews would have been worth. But I do not feel like fighting big firm 
lobbies.

oh... and read this http://soufron.typhon.net/article.php3?id_article=71

Ant