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

[Phroziac]

> > If a registered user is blocked, it blocks their
> > name and IP.
> 
> Why block the IP? What if it's from a library or
> school? This sounds like a too harsh response. Could
> you not make new account user creation a a bit more of
> an effort/time (at least from the open proxies) to
> discourage abuse?

It's part of the Mediawiki software, which Wikipedia runs. It causes
some issues sometimes, for example with people who are blocked for
using an inappropriate user name. The intent is to keep the user from
logging out to evade the block.