Wikipedia & Tor

[Jimmy Wales]

Ben Burch wrote:
> Do you folks block all proxies?  Like anonymization.net and  guardster.com?

We proceed in a pragmatic manner, blocking proxies that cause problems
for varying periods of time with an eye towards being as open as possible.

> If all proxies are to be blocked, how is somebody with sensitive 
> whistleblower-type information to be able to post it?

That's exactly my point.

> How does Wikipedia deal with large groups with NAT firewalls?  The 
> defacers of the page about me on Wikipedia were all from Ball State 
> University, from a NAT address.  Assuming the users from a particular 
> college were largely defacers (and I am not alleging that is the case 
> here, I am just asking about policy) would that whole domain get  blocked?

It depends on the context, but in general, yes, if the choice is between
vandalism and blocking, we choose blocking.

--Jimbo