On Dec 28, 2012 12:47 PM, "John Vandenberg" jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Add to that list the underlying XFF blocking bug.
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23343
Back on topic, is it necessary for good users seeking IP block exemption
to be checkusered? I doubt it.
IP block exemption is rarely given because it allows someone to keep
editing on their main account when a sock is blocked.
Hmm. I guess Tor does too ;)
Tor exemption should be separate from IP block exemption.
..so ignore that comment ;)
John Vandenberg. sent from Galaxy Note
On Dec 28, 2012 12:13 PM, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" nemowiki@gmail.com
wrote:
I rather think that devs' time would be best spent ensuring that our
tools against Tor users and open proxies are effective and reliable. Huge amounts of volunteers' time are spent combating abuse of them, with inadequate tools.
See for instance: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30716 https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42438 https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8475
As for legitimate users, probably the most useful thing to do would be
ensuring that the TorBlock extension shows an understandable error message and sends people to a translatable page with instructions valid for all language editions of our projects with current poliecies (most projects will have none).
Nemo
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