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Revision as of 18:54, 12 March 2011
Users may be blocked from editing for several reasons, including repeated vandalism, spam, or disruption to the wiki. Furthermore, the Mises Institute reserves the right to block editors for other reasons at its discretion.
Open proxies
An open proxy is a proxy server that can be accessed from the internet, allowing users to mask their true IP address. They are commonly used to make editing truly anonymous; however, they make it easy for vandals to avoid blocks.
Therefore, IP addresses identified as open proxies should be blocked. To determine if an IP address is an open proxy, go to Wikipedia and enter the IP address. If that IP address is blocked on Wikipedia as being an open proxy, it can be blocked here as well.
- There are surely better methods of determining if an IP address is associated with an open proxy; feel free to edit this page to add additional details.
An IP address that is currently associated with an open proxy may no longer be at some point in the future. Thus, only block open proxies for a fixed amount of time, such as 6 months.
When blocking an IP address associated with an open proxy, check only the "Prevent account creation" box. All other boxes should be left unchecked.
To determine the IP address of a user, ask an administrator who has the Check User right enabled, currently User:Forgottenman.