[WikiEN-l] block open proxies only for non-logged-in users please

[Angela]

On 8/1/05, Tor Ville <tor_ville at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Your policy of indiscriminate blocking of edits from
> IP addresses of the TOR anonymous network is a serious
> violation of individual privacy. 

The blocking of open proxies would only be violating your privacy if
we were also forcing you to edit. You can choose not to.

> OK, I understand that you want to prevent abuse from
> open proxies when the use is not logged in, but WHY
> BLOCK LOGGED IN USERS who use the Tor network

We currently have no method of blocking only unregistered users or
only logged in users. If a registered user is blocked, it blocks their
name and IP. If an unregistered user is blocked, their IP and any
names they attempt to create during the blocking period will be
blocked.

See http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=550

Angela.