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{{Short description|Policy on open proxies}}
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{{nutshell|Because of the potential for abuse and technical limitations on the MediaWiki software, ] may be blocked from editing for any period at any time.}}
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This page provides information about the use of ] to read and edit the English Misplaced Pages.
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Note that if you see a block message and if you are on an Apple device, it may be because you have enabled iCloud Private Relay.
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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.
{{See also|Misplaced Pages: Blocking policy#Open or anonymous proxies|Misplaced Pages:Blocking IP addresses#Open proxies}}
], including ] as well as many public ]s, may be blocked from editing 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'' {{SITENAME}} 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 ]s 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 is likely the IP address will eventually be transferred or dynamically reassigned, or the open proxy closed. Once closed, the IP address should be unblocked.


To maintain project security, administrators reviewing blocks involving open proxies should not unblock the IP address or range in question unless they are sure that there is no longer a functioning open proxy at that location. For assistance with this, administrators are encouraged to list the IP address/range at ] for review.
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.


==Rationale==
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 ].
Although {{SITENAME}} encourages anyone in the world to contribute, open proxies are often used abusively. ], the wiki software that powers Misplaced Pages, depends on IP addresses for administrator intervention against abuse, especially by unregistered users. Open proxies allow malicious users to change IP addresses rapidly, causing continuous disruption that cannot easily be stopped by administrators. Several such attacks have occurred on Wikimedia projects, causing disruption and occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns.

== Editors who need to use proxies ==
This policy is known to cause difficulty for some editors who may need to use open proxies for security reasons or to circumvent ] where they live; for example, editors in countries where ], such as ], should sign up for free access to Misplaced Pages-only proxies at ] or read ] to bypass the ]. Additionally, because of the creation of the ], editors, like those in China, who have a demonstrated need to use proxies or Tor to edit may be given the ability to edit from blocked IPs. See ] for more.

==Checkuser==
When a ] detects that an account has been using open proxies, this information may be considered when evaluating ] or other editing abuses. If there is an appearance that an account has been using open proxies to circumvent policy, the account may be blocked.


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Latest revision as of 15:21, 23 December 2024

Policy on open proxies "WP:PROXY" redirects here. For "proxying" edits by and on behalf of banned or blocked users, see WP:PROXYING. If you have received a message that you are blocked from editing as an open proxy, please see this help page. For reporting suspected open proxies or investigating unblock requests from addresses blocked as proxies, see Misplaced Pages:WikiProject on open proxies.
This page documents a procedural policy of Misplaced Pages.
It documents various processes by which the English Misplaced Pages operates.		Shortcuts
This page in a nutshell: Because of the potential for abuse and technical limitations on the MediaWiki software, open proxies may be blocked from editing for any period at any time.

This page provides information about the use of open proxies to read and edit the English Misplaced Pages.

Note that if you see a block message and if you are on an Apple device, it may be because you have enabled iCloud Private Relay.

Policy

See also: Misplaced Pages: Blocking policy § Open or anonymous proxies, and Misplaced Pages:Blocking IP addresses § Open proxies

Open or anonymizing proxies, including Tor as well as many public VPNs, may be blocked from editing 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 crackers 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 is likely the IP address will eventually be transferred or dynamically reassigned, or the open proxy closed. Once closed, the IP address should be unblocked.

To maintain project security, administrators reviewing blocks involving open proxies should not unblock the IP address or range in question unless they are sure that there is no longer a functioning open proxy at that location. For assistance with this, administrators are encouraged to list the IP address/range at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject on open proxies/Requests for review.

Rationale

Although Misplaced Pages encourages anyone in the world to contribute, open proxies are often used abusively. MediaWiki, the wiki software that powers Misplaced Pages, depends on IP addresses for administrator intervention against abuse, especially by unregistered users. Open proxies allow malicious users to change IP addresses rapidly, causing continuous disruption that cannot easily be stopped by administrators. Several such attacks have occurred on Wikimedia projects, causing disruption and occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns.

Editors who need to use proxies

This policy is known to cause difficulty for some editors who may need to use open proxies for security reasons or to circumvent censorship where they live; for example, editors in countries where Misplaced Pages is censored, such as China, should sign up for free access to Misplaced Pages-only proxies at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject on closed proxies or read Misplaced Pages:Advice to users using Tor to bypass the Great Firewall. Additionally, because of the creation of the IP block exemption flag, editors, like those in China, who have a demonstrated need to use proxies or Tor to edit may be given the ability to edit from blocked IPs. See Misplaced Pages:IP block exemption § Used for anonymous proxy editing for more.

Checkuser

When a Checkuser detects that an account has been using open proxies, this information may be considered when evaluating suspicions of sock puppetry or other editing abuses. If there is an appearance that an account has been using open proxies to circumvent policy, the account may be blocked.

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