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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5864439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5864439

• kogir 13y ago
  Confirmed. The IP bans are mostly automated. If an exit node is blocked, it's because someone else ruined the fun for everyone.
  • hmsimha 13y ago
    I hope that this doesn't also mean that running a Tor exit node puts you at risk of getting banned (from HN or elsewhere). I think the people running exit nodes are providing an essential community service, and I would hate to think this might be how they're thanked.
    • fulafel 13y ago
      Wikipedia bans your IP from editing if you run a Tor node. It definitely biases their content and discourages operation of Tor nodes.
      • hmsimha 13y ago
        Banned entirely or just from editing? Perhaps websites (especially ones that value intellectual freedom such as Wikipedia and Hacker news) could allow certain IP addresses that announce they run exit nodes the capability to have certain accounts (those of users who have direct access to the network) whitelisted.
      • tptacek 13y ago
        Wikipedia bans Tor editors because editors who use Tor are overwhelmingly doing so to avoid bans. I'm sure there are a subset of Tor editors who are good-faith contributors, but, just like with HN, a bad-faith majority has ruined it for them.