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.
I feel like a much better experiment would be to:
1) Do what you just did
2) Request Tor access on a specific wiki
3) Edit for a while and become an established editor
4) Then ask for a global exemption
If anything it is good for stewards to not randomly grant global exemptions
to anybody who walks in off the street.
If anything I would try testing out the enwiki-specific exemption process
and see how that works out for you.
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*Tyler Romeo*
Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2016
Major in Computer Science