Talk:No open proxies

Undefined term

Despite the fact that it's the sole subject of the page, the term "open proxy" is not defined on the page, nor is there a link to a definition or explanation elsewhere. I'd fix it myself, but I don't actually know what it is, nor where to find the best explanation. Mdotley (talk) 05:39, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

I added a bit. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:48, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Policy also applies to logged-in users

This sounds unreasonable and counterproductive. I myself logged in to fix some wikipedia entry, but gave up. You lose perfectly fine, useful contribution just by a badly designed security policy. 217.23.3.171 09:17, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Logged in users can be abused because if they create account on free wifi, they go back home which should be confirmed to the account if logged in, they can bypass it with proxies. 216.39.248.234 03:43, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

I do not see how there can be abuse.

I have had my account for 15 years, and a long editing history. I cannot edit from my own logged in account while using a VPN. My identity is persistent and my editing history is known - what is the potential for abuse?

We have lots of users with accounts and persistent identities who simply wish to decline to disclose their IP addresses. There is good reason for this, including political persecution of editors and pseudo-legal demands to the Wikimedia Foundation to disclose user IP addresses. The WMF complies in some cases.

Letting some users use VPN is not the same as letting all users use VPN in all cases. Why not let certain logged in users, especially those with established persistent editing histories, use a VPN to edit? Bluerasberry (talk) 16:24, 8 March 2025 (UTC)