On 8/13/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Okay, so I am
banned for using Tor and running a Tor exit node, right?
So can I pretty please qualify for emotional protection under
[[Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Dealings_with_banned_users]], where it
says, 'Wikipedia's hope for banned users is that they will leave
Wikipedia with their pride and dignity intact, whether permanently or
for the duration of their ban. As such, it is inappropriate to bait
banned users or take advantage of their ban to mock them.'
Also BLP....
I'm banned from using Tor to edit Wikipedia as well. I'm also banned
from vandalising Wikipedia, from uploading copyrighted images without
stating the source, from reverting an article more than 3 times in 24
hours, etc, etc, etc. Should I get treated as a banned user?
You are not banned. There is nothing stopping you editing Wikipedia.
Well, if s/he actually runs an exit node, then there is something, as
the users actual home IP address is blocked. I still wouldn't call it
a ban though. Bans are on people, not on IP addresses.
If AB would just stop saying that eir banned and make some reasonable
arguments instead, I might actually sympathize (my home IP addresses
often get blocked because I run Tor exit nodes too - but I don't call
myself a banned user).