On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 5:39 PM, jayjg jayjg99@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Brock Weller brock.weller@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:16 AM, jayjg jayjg99@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Andrew Garrett andrew@epstone.net wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:51 AM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
2008/6/5 David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com:
> Is there a way to allow exempt IPs to edit through Tor anyway?
I mean exempt usernames (I believe sysops are presently immune to IP blocks, for example). only editi
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ListGroupRights
You'll notice an extra permission under User, called torblock-unblocked, or something. All that would need to be done is for that to be reassigned to a user group given out.
However, I don't like the idea of hard-blocking tor, even when we do give out flags to people who need to use it. I maintain that we are best to come up with some other form of novel handling that balances the need to prevent vandalism with other needs.
Why do you not like the idea of hard-blocking tor? What other needs are you referring to?
Can't speak for the other person, but assuming good faith, not biting newcomers, and the recognition that many legitimate reasons exist for using tor under repressive governments as the reasons for not liking hard blocks. As for other needs, id say, you know, being Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that *anyone* can edit is a pretty important need. The more we close off the club, the more we stagnate.
I appreciate why someone in China would want to use tor. Would any of that apply to someone in a Western democracy?
Perhaps someone who prefers to browse the web more anonymously?
-Chad
Browsing via TOR is not blocked.