Jimbo Wales wrote:

Still, your point is absolutely valid in the broader sense. What changes could be make that might allow us to mitigate the problems of anonymous proxies in a gentler way than wholesale blocking?

Looking at http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=550 , the problem isn't having the code to hand - we have code patches on hand for lots of possible options. The problem is deciding what is actually a good idea socially. What's an obviously elegant solution to the problem? If there isn't one, what compromise would make things better rather than worse?

- d.