[WikiEN-l] Editing with open proxies

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

If it is against policy then why aren't we blocking those proxies?
And if proxy editing is against policy we should block AOL too as it is
basically an open proxy to with all the IP switching going on.

I think blocking so many editors when their editing isn't necessarily
problematic is a VERY bad idea.

Mgm


On 6/16/07, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 16/06/07, K P <kpbotany at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't really know what a TOR is, or how this affects policy, or
> > whether this is really bad or inoccuous, but I'm concerned with how
> > this was done, namely, used to impact an RfA.  If it's bad for
> > Wikipedia, isn't it bad for editors, not just admins?  After all, it's
> > just a mop and a bucket, and it's not big deal.  If it is only bad for
> > admins, then is it enforced only for admins and sock puppets?
>
> Assuming your conclusions are accurate, this sort of behaviour can
> only harm the project, as it will put off people from running the RFA
> gauntlet.
>
> I'm forced to wonder if that is the point.
>
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