On 6/16/07, George Herbert <george.herbert(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It's one thing to say that we should block Tor,
particularly not
having admins coming in that way. I don't disagree with that
statement.
Using that to torpedo someone's RFA is a very different thing. Prior
use of Tor does not an abuser make.
All any admin candidate has to do is either make prior arrangements
(e.g. disclose his IP/location to the ArbCom, explain the special
circumstances), or answer any question that arises during the RfA,
even if only by e-mail. The latest candidate did neither.
If people edit in violation of policies, they have to anticipate
getting found out, and they can't insist it be done at their
convenience.
We clearly don't have a policy of blocking everyone who's found to
have arrived at Wikipedia via a Tor IP at some point.
The IPs are blocked.
If being able to identify admins is that important, we
should consider
if the OTRS show-the-foundation-your-ID should be extended to normal
admins.
As I said earlier, that provides no security because anyone could fax
a copy of a friend's ID instead. The only thing that tends to pin
someone down is their IP address. There are ways around that, to be
sure, for the technically savvy. But most people aren't.