On 30 December 2013 18:59, Tyler Romeo <tylerro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I disagree fundamentally with your position here. It's technically > possible > > for Tor editors to edit; all we have to do is unblock Tor nodes (or for > > them to disable Tor), and they can edit. It is the social and > policy-based > > processes that prevent Tor users from using Tor to edit. I happen to > agree > > with those processes (having cleaned up major messes from unblocked Tor > > nodes on enwiki), but it's not a technical problem, really. > > > > I'm confused exactly what you are disagreeing with? The consensus currently > is that Tor users should not be able to edit raw. Thus the issue at hand is > that there is currently no technical solution for allowing Tor users to > edit while still being able to block them. If you want to change the > consensus and unblock Tor users from editing, then it is indeed a > social/policy issue. > > > I have no desire to change the status quo. But the solution of being able to isolate and block individual accounts through Tor would require a change in Tor's software and principles, not MediaWiki's. One of its core characteristics is to render accounts technically indistinguishable, and to seek alternate routes when an account is prevented from editing/accessing.
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