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Revision as of 05:24, 9 July 2007 editSlimVirgin (talk | contribs)172,064 edits there was no consensus on meta either; the page was protected, but admins continued to edit it anyway, so that most people couldn't contribute and simply gave up; that is not consensus← Previous edit Revision as of 11:33, 9 July 2007 edit undoGurch (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Rollbackers109,955 edits yada yada adminpuppets yada yada trojan sock armies yada yada think of the slimvirgins yada yada 20% of the world's population is banned from editing the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit" yada yadaNext edit →
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==Policy==
Users are prohibited from editing Wikimedia projects through ''']'''. Although {{ns:Project}} encourages anyone in the world to contribute, such proxies are often used abusively. '''If you have been blocked as an open proxy, please see ]'''. Proxies are left open due to deliberate or inadvertent configuration or because hackers have changed the configuration. No restrictions are placed on ''reading'' {{ns:Project}} through an open or anonymous proxy.
] may be blocked for any period at any time. While this may affect legitimate users, they are not the intended targets and may freely use proxies until those are blocked. No restrictions are placed on ''reading'' {{ns:Project}} through an open or anonymous proxy.


Open proxies are banned from editing Wikimedia projects. Anonymizers and other companies or organizations that offer open proxies may be blocked indefinitely by an administrator. Non-static IPs or hosts that are otherwise not permanent proxies typically warrant blocking for a shorter period of time, as the IP is likely to be transferred, the open proxy is likely to be closed, or the IP is likely to be re-assigned dynamically. Proxies are left open due to deliberate or inadvertent configuration or because hackers have changed the configuration. Non-static ] or hosts that are otherwise not permanent proxies should typically be blocked for a shorter period of time, as it likely the IP address will eventually be transferred or dynamically reassigned, or the open proxy closed. Once closed, the IP address should be unblocked.


==Rationale==
Once "closed", the IP address should be unblocked. {{ns:Project}} administrators and editors frequently check IP addresses from which vandalism originates, to see if they might be proxies. There is also a {{ns:Project}} project, the ], which seeks to identify and block open proxy servers.
Although Misplaced Pages encourages anyone in the world to contribute, such proxies are often used abusively. Since ] (the wiki software) depends on IP addresses for administrator intervention against abuse, open proxies allow users to completely circumvent administrators. The use of scripts or bots allow malicious users to rapidly rotate IP addresses, causing continuous disruption that cannot be stopped by helpless administrators. Several such attacks have ocurred on Wikimedia projects, causing heavy disruption and occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns.


This policy is known to cause hardship to some editors, who must use open proxies to circumvent ] where they live; a well-known example is the government of the ], which attempts to ] from reading or editing Misplaced Pages. Chinese readers who wish to edit {{ns:Project}} should read ]. This policy is known to cause difficulty for some editors, who must use open proxies to circumvent ] where they live; a well-known example is the government of the ], which sporadically attempts to ] from reading or editing Misplaced Pages. Chinese readers who wish to edit Misplaced Pages should read ].


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 This page provides information about prohibition on open proxies on Misplaced Pages and other Wikimedia projects. It was discussed in February 2004, and the policy page was created in March 2006. (If you have been blocked as an open proxy, please see Help:blocked.) This policy is copied from Meta:No open proxies. Edits should be made to that page, or they might be lost in the next update.
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Policy

Open or anonymising proxies may be blocked for any period at any time. While this may affect legitimate users, they are not the intended targets and may freely use proxies until those are blocked. No restrictions are placed on reading Misplaced Pages through an open or anonymous proxy.

Proxies are left open due to deliberate or inadvertent configuration or because hackers have changed the configuration. Non-static IP addresses or hosts that are otherwise not permanent proxies should typically be blocked for a shorter period of time, as it likely the IP address will eventually be transferred or dynamically reassigned, or the open proxy closed. Once closed, the IP address should be unblocked.

Rationale

Although Misplaced Pages encourages anyone in the world to contribute, such proxies are often used abusively. Since MediaWiki (the wiki software) depends on IP addresses for administrator intervention against abuse, open proxies allow users to completely circumvent administrators. The use of scripts or bots allow malicious users to rapidly rotate IP addresses, causing continuous disruption that cannot be stopped by helpless administrators. Several such attacks have ocurred on Wikimedia projects, causing heavy disruption and occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns.

This policy is known to cause difficulty for some editors, who must use open proxies to circumvent censorship where they live; a well-known example is the government of the People's Republic of China, which sporadically attempts to prevent its citizens from reading or editing Misplaced Pages. Chinese readers who wish to edit Misplaced Pages should read advice to users using anonymizing proxies to bypass the Great Firewall.

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