> ----- Forwarded message from Jimmy Wales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
> We are not looking for a perfect solution. Yes, Wikis will be
> vandalized. We're prepared to deal with that, we do deal with that.
> But what I am seeking is some efforts to think usefully about how to
> helpfully reconcile our dual goals of openness and privacy.
Wikipedia should allow Tor users to register Wikipedia nyms.
Then they could block:
Tor users trying to edit without a nym;
Tor users trying to edit with a nym that has a bad reputation;
and they could rate-limit
Tor users trying to edit with a nym that has insufficient history
to be classified as good or bad;
while not blocking
Tor users trying to edit with a nym that has a good reputation.
This will require some changes to the MediaWiki software that Wikipedia
uses. AFAIK, there's currently no way to rate-limit nyms that have
insufficient history, and blocks on IP addresses are currently all or
nothing.
--apb (Alan Barrett)
