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> Whenever someone from Qatar decides to vandalize Wikipedia, Wikipedia is forced (temporarily) to block the entire country from accessing Wikipedia Can't they

> Whenever someone from Qatar decides to vandalize Wikipedia, Wikipedia is forced (temporarily) to block the entire country from accessing Wikipedia Can't they just block IPs from editing? Seems like that would solve the problem

insertnickname 13y ago
That's what they do. But this still prevents everyone in Qatar (who does not have an IP ban exception) from editing.
- Jach 13y ago
  How many of Qatar's 2 million people use the internet, and how many of them pay for a VPN service? (https://www.bestvpn.com/blog/6715/5-best-vpns-for-qatar/ https://www.bestvpn.com/blog/6715/5-best-vpns-for-qatar/ indicates there are a lot of internet cafes whose owners are using VPNs and passing on the access to customers.) It sounds to me like a person from Qatar wouldn't have a problem editing wiki if they wanted to, nor a vandal from vandalizing if they wanted to...
  - rakoo 13y ago
    "I can bypass it" is not a solution; it's just avoiding the problem, which remains intact.
    - rqebmm 13y ago
      a VPN is especially not a solution to this problem because VPN providers still need a well of IP address from which to draw and assign to customers.
philwelch 13y ago
They can and probably do.