The bit "except you can't really, and if you do it'll get randomly revoked" is false or unproven. Is there any example of rejected or revoked global IP-exempt valid application in the last few months in which we had the policy? https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/NOP Note that every single Tor user in all Wikimedia projects (as opposed to just one visible guy speaking at conferences) is notified of this policy and possibility thanks to an explanatory error message.
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