Slim Virgin wrote:
I think the important point is that it's a violation of policy to edit with open proxies, so it's a bit rich for an editor to ask to become an admin, who'll be able to block others for policy violations, while violating it themselves every single time they edit. If they want to change the policy, they should try to do that openly before standing.
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Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the consensus for the longest time that there was no problem with people using proxies so long as the proxies weren't being used abusively? I mean, [[Wikipedia:Advice to Tor users in China]] used to recommend using tor, but cautioned that nodes would often be blocked. When soft-blocking was enabled, there was a massive consensus to lighten the blocks on Tor to enable good-faith editors to contribute that way.
I'm relatively sure that even Jimbo himself has stated that he doesn't have a problem with users editing through proxies as long as they are doing so in good faith.
Why then, are we making a big deal over an outdated policy page on meta that clearly is not supported by practice, policy, or basic common sense on the English Wikipedia?