[Foundation-l] [foundation-l] Open proxies an interwiki matter

[Casey Brown]

On 9/8/07, White Cat <wikipedia.kawaii.neko at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think we really need to have some automation in dealing with these.
>
> Granted there are notable exceptions on some wikis such as the Chinese
> wikis, but for every other wiki there needs to be a more centralized block
> on open proxies.
>
> How likely is an average person to edit a wiki from an open proxy? How
> likely is a spam bot or some destructive vandal script to preform the task.
>
> I think a solution could be like the spam list - a centralized meta page for
> open proxy blocks.
>
>    - White Cat
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This discussion is completely premature.  Last I checked, the 'Open
proxies' page on meta was removed from its state of ''policy''.  What
you are talking about is surely doable, but we do not have a consensus
on if to block OPs, let alone which types of proxies or what type of
block.

Another solution to the problem you bring up would be cross-wiki
blocking by a certain user group like stewards.  It would stop any
vandal-script globally for a short amount of time. (vandals rarely use
the same proxy twice).

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Casey Brown
Cbrown1023

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