On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I tested the existing process by creating a new
riseup.net email
account via Tor, then requesting account creation and a global
exemption via stewards(a)wikimedia.org. My account creation request was
granted, but for exemption purposes, I was requested to go through the
process for any specific wiki I want to edit. In fact, the account was
created on Meta, but not exempted there.
Thanks for taking the initiative to check that out. Now maybe the stewards
will be paranoid that any further Tor requests might be from you, and act
accordingly. It kinda reminds me of the Rosenham
Experiment<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment>nt>.
Just the known possibility that there might be a mystery customer keeps the
service providers on their toes, and they are much more likely to mistake
an ordinary customer for the mystery customer than vice versa, as
demonstrated by the non-existent impostor
experiment<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment#The_non-exi…
.