On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Brock Weller
<brock.weller(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:16 AM, jayjg
<jayjg99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Andrew Garrett
<andrew(a)epstone.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:51 AM, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2008/6/5 David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>om>:
>>
>>> Is there a way to allow exempt IPs to edit through Tor anyway?
>>
>>
>> I mean exempt usernames (I believe sysops are presently immune to IP
>> blocks, for example). only editi
>>
>
> See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ListGroupRights
>
> You'll notice an extra permission under User, called
> torblock-unblocked, or something. All that would need to be done is
> for that to be reassigned to a user group given out.
>
> However, I don't like the idea of hard-blocking tor, even when we do
> give out flags to people who need to use it. I maintain that we are
> best to come up with some other form of novel handling that balances
> the need to prevent vandalism with other needs.
Why do you not like the idea of hard-blocking tor? What other needs
are you referring to?
Can't speak for the other person, but assuming good faith, not biting
newcomers, and the recognition that many legitimate reasons exist for using
tor under repressive governments as the reasons for not liking hard blocks.
As for other needs, id say, you know, being Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
that *anyone* can edit is a pretty important need. The more we close off the
club, the more we stagnate.
I appreciate why someone in China would want to use tor. Would any of
that apply to someone in a Western democracy?