On 6/16/07, George Herbert george.herbert@gmail.com wrote:
It's one thing to say that we should block Tor, particularly not having admins coming in that way. I don't disagree with that statement.
Using that to torpedo someone's RFA is a very different thing. Prior use of Tor does not an abuser make.
All any admin candidate has to do is either make prior arrangements (e.g. disclose his IP/location to the ArbCom, explain the special circumstances), or answer any question that arises during the RfA, even if only by e-mail. The latest candidate did neither.
If people edit in violation of policies, they have to anticipate getting found out, and they can't insist it be done at their convenience.
We clearly don't have a policy of blocking everyone who's found to have arrived at Wikipedia via a Tor IP at some point.
The IPs are blocked.
If being able to identify admins is that important, we should consider if the OTRS show-the-foundation-your-ID should be extended to normal admins.
As I said earlier, that provides no security because anyone could fax a copy of a friend's ID instead. The only thing that tends to pin someone down is their IP address. There are ways around that, to be sure, for the technically savvy. But most people aren't.