On 8/13/07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Okay, so I am banned for using Tor and running a Tor exit node, right?
So can I pretty please qualify for emotional protection under [[Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Dealings_with_banned_users]], where it says, 'Wikipedia's hope for banned users is that they will leave Wikipedia with their pride and dignity intact, whether permanently or for the duration of their ban. As such, it is inappropriate to bait banned users or take advantage of their ban to mock them.'
Also BLP....
I'm banned from using Tor to edit Wikipedia as well. I'm also banned from vandalising Wikipedia, from uploading copyrighted images without stating the source, from reverting an article more than 3 times in 24 hours, etc, etc, etc. Should I get treated as a banned user?
You are not banned. There is nothing stopping you editing Wikipedia.
Well, if s/he actually runs an exit node, then there is something, as the users actual home IP address is blocked. I still wouldn't call it a ban though. Bans are on people, not on IP addresses.
If AB would just stop saying that eir banned and make some reasonable arguments instead, I might actually sympathize (my home IP addresses often get blocked because I run Tor exit nodes too - but I don't call myself a banned user).