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Hey everyone, I've been looking around at the format of this project and it's not really running all that well. (in a flow/administrative point, not with the users), so I've got a few changes listed below and want to hear your opinions on them.
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Comments? -- DQ (t) (e) 12:22, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Amalthea was bringing up on the mainpage a question about why we block webhosts and how it fits under WP:PREVENTATIVE. I realize what I quoted was a misstep on wording, but my idea behind it is that were preventing abuse by sockpuppets most of the time that are going to come (for rangeblocks). Also webhosts have a seperate IP for a website, and if someone used this instead of their home IP, they are trying to evade detection and could be a reason why we don't find socks. Then there is also the spamming that comes from webhosts that are left unblocked or have a short duration. For all the rangeblocks currently in place, see Wikipedia:Database reports/Range blocks, there are webhost blocks there. Is there a better way to explain this? -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 21:26, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
← I still don't quite get it. Is it consensus opinion that static IPs belonging to a webhost should be blocked without problematic edits coming from them? Cause blocking the whole range if one static IP is editing disruptively is still doing just that. Amalthea 12:27, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
I am the most active proxy blocker in Russian Wikipedia and I block any webhost range for 5 years as soon as I see one (using text from Template:OpenProxyBlock before it was replaced with redirect). There are just too many proxies there and for legitimate uses there is WP:IP block exemption. Just a few examples that are usable on enwiki right now (through certain FF extension): 108.59.4.203 / 108.59.4.202 / 108.59.4.206 (leaseweb.us), 46.21.145.170 / 149.255.38.228 / 149.154.154.32 (hosthatch.com), 31.193.133.161 (Simply Transit). — AlexSm 19:26, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
After now having witnessed two webhost ranges with quite extensive abuse I have to rethink my prior statements here ... Amalthea 20:22, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
I encounter more and more of "tunnel proxies" - in short, a proxy at IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port exiting at IP yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy. They are often volatile, with either x or y addresses changing within a month, and the y address is often a regular ISP. While the x address is usually Googleable, the y address is usually not, and this is a problem wiki-wise, as we start looking from the y end. Hash.es is helpful, but not always. A suspicion is that y is a result of a virus propagated by the owner of x. Does anyone have any information/links on this kind of proxies? Materialscientist ( talk) 04:57, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject on open proxies/Tor about the propriety of this idea. -- Chris (talk) 16:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
This tunnel open proxy site (HTTP, port 80) offers a new IP address every day to its users, many of which (in my experience) are not blocked here. -- He to Hecuba ( talk) 16:55, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
I see that the unblock subpage has been marked historical, but there's nothing there explaining what to do instead, so I'm posting this here. 24.184.232.55 ( talk · contribs) has been blocked since July 2007, and a user there has requested unblock. Could it be checked out to see if it still an active open proxy? Beeblebrox ( talk) 20:30, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Could someone who knows how such things work get the requests archived by bot again? Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:16, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Geolocating tools are getting better and better: "country: anonymous Proxy". Materialscientist ( talk) 10:29, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Have a look here. Materialscientist ( talk) 06:37, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I use http://proxy.org/ to get open proxies that are not recognized by wikipedia. Currently I use https://zacebook.com/ for editing this. You can just test it (it should be blocked!). 37.220.1.234 ( talk) 22:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Blocking_IPv6s. In particular, 2607:F358:1:FED5:22:61B0:6B0A:BFC8 ( talk · contribs), 2001:41D0:2:F3B8:0:0:0:15 ( talk · contribs) appear as open proxies, as judged by addition of %2 symbols in their edits, but maybe it is just IPv6 misconfiguration? Materialscientist ( talk) 06:39, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
I now have full IPv6 connectivity and can test IPv6 proxies. Sailsbystars, you were correct in saying that by default Google Chrome does not do IPv6 DNS lookups; instructions to enable them are here. Cheers! — madman 14:20, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Is Wikipedia blocking editing from 2001::/32? Tijfo098 ( talk) 13:19, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
We actually have a blue link for WP:OPP? ;-) TCO ( talk) 02:46, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Sure, once you learn how to make links you can name them Anything You Want - case in point ;) draeath ( talk) 18:57, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
The WP:VisualEditor is designed to let people edit without needing to learn wikitext syntax. The articles will look (nearly) the same in the new edit "window" as when you read them (aka WYSIWYG), and changes will show up as you type them, very much like writing a document in a modern word processor. The devs currently expect to deploy the VisualEditor as the new site-wide default editing system in early July 2013.
About 2,000 editors have tried out this early test version so far, and feedback overall has been positive. Right now, the VisualEditor is available only to registered users who opt-in, and it's a bit slow and limited in features. You can do all the basic things like writing or changing sentences, creating or changing section headings, and editing simple bulleted lists. It currently can't either add or remove templates (like fact tags), ref tags, images, categories, or tables (and it will not be turned on for new users until common reference styles and citation templates are supported). These more complex features are being worked on, and the code will be updated as things are worked out. Also, right now you can only use it for articles and user pages. When it's deployed in July, the old editor will still be available and, in fact, the old edit window will be the only option for talk pages (I believe that WP:Notifications (aka Echo) is ultimately supposed to deal with talk pages).
The developers are asking editors like you to join the alpha testing for the VisualEditor. Please go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing and tick the box at the end of the page, where it says "Enable VisualEditor (only in the main namespace and the User namespace)". Save the preferences, and then try fixing a few typos or copyediting a few articles by using the new "Edit" tab instead of the section [Edit] buttons or the old editing window (which will still be present and still work for you, but which will be renamed "Edit source"). Fix a typo or make some changes, and then click the 'save and review' button (at the top of the page). See what works and what doesn't. We really need people who will try this out on 10 or 15 pages and then leave a note Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback about their experiences, especially if something mission-critical isn't working and doesn't seem to be on anyone's radar.
Also, if any of you are involved in template maintenance or documentation about how to edit pages, the VisualEditor will require some extra attention. The devs want to incorporate things like citation templates directly into the editor, which means that they need to know what information goes in which fields. Obviously, the screenshots and instructions for basic editing will need to be completely updated. The old edit window is not going away, so help pages will likely need to cover both the old and the new.
If you have questions and can't find a better place to ask them, then please feel free to leave a message on my user talk page, and perhaps together we'll be able to figure it out. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 01:11, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
Could somebody add something to zzuuzz’s posting at WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents #Uninvolved review requested? Incnis Mrsi ( talk) 18:38, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
I wasn't sure whether to raise this here or elsewhere (where?). The host name for this IP indicates a VPN services provider. Does this mean that this editor is probably using VPN access via the named VPN service and the server should be treated like an open or anonymizing proxy? It looks as if this IP was used by a known community-banned sockmaster who does everything to evade the ban. Since the sockmaster is known to have created quite a few accounts and is learning from each sockpuppet investigation how to better avoid undeniable detection, it would be helpful if one could infer that the sockmaster concerned uses VPN access to conceal his location from checkusers (e.g. by a sockmaster in England appearing to be accessing Wikipedia from America).
This IP was also reported as a VPN-using vandalizer on the Administrators' noticeboard of French Wikipedia, here
The following IPs (collapsed) were therefore all blocked for 1 year as open proxies by French admin Akeron.
Perhaps these IPs should also be blocked as open proxies on en Wikipedia as well. About 25 of them have already edited on en Wikipedia. Of the above IPs, the contributions of the following suggest that they may have also been made by the ban-evading sockmaster:
-- Boson ( talk) 00:00, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a proposal at AN which states "Any indefinitely blocked IP address whose block was made over five years ago, may be immediately unblocked." Discussion is
here.
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Berean Hunter
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Feel free to format the lists and start reviewing :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 07:57, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
There are suggestions currently at WT:ACN we might adopt. So far we have been removing from the lists IPs which have been reviewed. Some have been unblocked. Some have remained blocked. If you wish to know which ones and why see the page history. I hope that at some point you will only find in the Special: pages lists a list of blocks which were reviewed this year (or next year). To see the reason why you need not look far. It is the simplest way to get through a list like this instead of lots of people reading the same things over and over. -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:11, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, this message is sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion on the Village Pump located at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 112#RFC: Indefinitely blocked IP addresses which may affect the operations of this WikiProject. TeleComNasSprVen ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Would you be interested in participating in a user study? We are a team at University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within a Wikipedia community. We are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visualization tool. All you need to do is to prepare for your laptop/desktop, web camera, and speaker for video communication with Google Hangout. We will provide you with a Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page ( http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster ( talk) 22:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC).
Hi all,
My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.
One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.
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Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej ( talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
It looks like Google is operating what are effectively open proxy farms for Chrome mobile users: these do not seem to be on the XFF list. For an example of such a proxy, see this: 66.249.93.191 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS). I cannot find any list of these on the web, or any way of deriving that list other than brute-force techniques. See [2], [3] and this talk page for more details. Given that Chrome is a major browser, this could potentially become a major problem if not fixed. (Note: comment also copied to Meta-Wiki talk page) -- The Anome ( talk) 17:02, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone!
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Harej ( talk) 16:56, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
There is an anti-LGBT troll who posts at the the Reference Desk talk page, identifying what he or she thinks are the sexual orientations of some of the Reference Desk editors, through various IP addresses that geolocate to all over the world that appear to be open proxies. I will be reporting the addresses being used here. Each time that the troll posts, their posts are reverted, and then the Reference Desk talk page is semi-protected. When the semi-protection expires, the troll comes back, and it is whack-a-mole. Since the addresses are open proxies, they should qualify for long-term blocking because they could be used for other improper purposes also, such as vandalism or spam. Robert McClenon ( talk) 17:22, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Det ar en åben proxy. Der må være mere. - Bruger på danske wiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:9D0:100:3046:0:0:0:9A ( talk) 01:17, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Another missed proxy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:C900:1301:55:0:0:0:9 ( talk) 22:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Here. These all are hosted by f-secure, some finnish avg company. It is true, there are many. if abuse occurs, probably should be reported to them and isp. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:C900:1001:2E:0:0:0:5 ( talk) 23:05, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Another, was used maliciously. Not surprised. I will stop for now, I don´t want to spam and not sure how helpful I am being. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:11C0:5:794:0:0:0:6 ( talk) 23:10, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
It doesn't look like the page is getting archived as seen here. -- Terra (talk) 21:42, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
An IP tagged 190.10.8.213 ( talk · contribs) as an open proxy but that was removed by another editor stating it wasn't currently blocked. It's been blocked on another Wikipedia [4] [5]. That's the only evidence that I can find that it's an open proxy. So, do nothing? Doug Weller talk 10:18, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
Does the hostname xxxx.tor.primus.ca indicate that it is a Tor node? ☆ Bri ( talk) 17:02, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
It is very easy to find an unblocked proxy server using one of the myriad services out there. I ran a quick test using one of them, FlyVPN, and found that just half of their IP addresses are blocked (see User:Rentier/VPN_editing). As far as I can tell, services such as this one can identify each of those IPs as a proxy. Has there been any thought given to creating a detection mechanism, say Extension:VPNBlock, similar to the TorBlock extension? Rentier ( talk) 02:15, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
This is something I've generated manually in my own userspace for a long time to block ISP's wholesale (e.g. DigitalOcean, Amazon AWS, Linode, etc). I've made it a tool now. toolforge:isprangefinder. Note that it can take a LONG time to run (1-5 mins). Remember that you are responsible for your own blocks. I've left links to HE and Whois so you can verify my findings. Hope it helps someone else. SQL Query me! 04:16, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
I've updated the ISP Rangefinder.
TODO:
Feedback is always appreciated! SQL Query me! 02:45, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
@ SQL: I've tried this which doesn't help much although can be very useful, and this [6]. Doug Weller talk 07:40, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
I've added a Hola VPN Node checker to ipcheck, which is included in the results there - or can be used independently at toollabs:/ipcheck/checkhola.php. I can't really go into the nuts and bolts of how it works per WP:BEANS, but there are two tests run. If either comes up positive - it is very likely to be a hola node. Example 2-confirmation positive: https://tools.wmflabs.org/ipcheck/checkhola.php?ip=198.211.96.91 (also, a webhost / digitalocean). If anyone's interested in the specifics of how it works, feel free to shoot me an email, or pm me on IRC. SQL Query me! 08:01, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.
FYI for anyone interested User:SQL/Non-blocked compute hosts exists, and I've added a link to it from the main page here. SQL and I are the main/only people following it now, but more eyes would always be appreciated. TonyBallioni ( talk) 03:27, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
Hello all,
I’m writing to let you know about a new project, IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation, that the Wikimedia Foundation is starting.
Because people in general are increasingly technically advanced and privacy conscious, our users are now more aware of the collection and use of their personal information, and how its misuse may lead to harassment or abuse. The Foundation is starting a project to re-evaluate and enhance protections for user privacy through technical improvement to the projects. As part of this work, we will also be looking at our existing anti-vandalism and anti-abuse tools and making sure our wikis have access to the same (or better) tools to protect themselves.
The project page is on Meta. This project is currently in very early phases of discussions and we don’t have a concrete plan for it yet. We’d like your input. And please share with other people who you think would be interested. SPoore (WMF), Strategist, Community health initiative ( talk) 18:12, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Sorry to ask what's probably a dumb question, but I have looked around on policy pages and noticeboard archives, and couldn't find a succinct answer. Thanks! ☆ Bri ( talk) 02:51, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
For those who do IRC, I've created an open channel at #wikipedia-en-openproxies connect - thought it might be nice to have a place to ask questions and such in real time. GeneralNotability ( talk) 18:13, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi all,
It's pretty clear that this project is in rough shape right now: aside from Mdaniels being added to the verified list a couple months ago, that list hasn't changed since 2016, a lot of people on the verified users list and proxies are sitting on the list unchecked for weeks at a time. I suggest we try giving the project a reboot:
I'll be sending out a mass message to active editors on the verified list and other people who have edited here in the past six months to notify them of this discussion. GeneralNotability ( talk) 13:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
For those who use MoreMenu, I've thrown together User:GeneralNotability/moremenu-proxy.js - adds links to shodan, stalktoy, and spur to the "IP lookup" menu under "User". GeneralNotability ( talk) 04:15, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
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It's one of the links at the bottom of the page but doesn't seem to have been updated in 13 years... is there a more relevant page it should be linking to? Or just a zombie link that can be removed?? Slywriter ( talk) 14:48, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Currently, {{ proxyip4}} links to IPQS, which is in my experience by far the least reliable proxy checking API out there – I usually ignore its results entirely when checking. Would there be any objections to me editing the template to link to spur's context API instead ( example)? It's the API I have the highest confidence in (the VPN identification is impressively accurate) and it's not currently included in the ipcheck toolforge tool. Blablubbs| talk 14:49, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Implemented similar changes for {{ proxyip6}}. -- MarioGom ( talk) 08:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
I have opened a proposal at Template talk:Proxyip § Align with Proxyip4 and Proxyip6. The idea is modifying {{ Proxyip}} so that it automatically selects {{ Proxyip4}} or {{ Proxyip6}} based on its input. After that change, we could change the report templates to simplify the user experience. MarioGom ( talk) 18:41, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
Quick PSA: Since actually open proxies seem to be going out of fashion and the proxy bots are doing brilliant work, VPN services now make up a substantial chunk of WPOP requests. MarioGom and I have taken some time to look for fingerprints and other verification methods for some of them – we have started to compile a list at User:Blablubbs/VPN Verification that may be of interest to others; please feel free to add. This is mostly intended for scenarios where providers like spur are flagging, but verification is needed. If others think this is a worthwhile effort, we could also consider moving it to a WPOP subpage. Best, Blablubbs| talk 16:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
Hi all, I hope that you're well during this crazy COVID-19 period. I would like to try my hand at being an interviewer for the now inactive WikiProject Report on the Signpost and saw this very interesting project that hasn't yet featured. Would anyone around be interested in being interviewed? It is a great way to educate others about your project and perhaps get help if you need it. I will create a page for questions at User:Tom (LT)/sandbox/WikiProject on open proxies interview and invite anyone interested to contribute.
Ping to some editors I have seen in the archives active in the past year: MarioGom, GeneralNotability, Blablubbs, Malcolmxl5, EdJohnston, Bri.public (apologies if I have left anyone out), please feel free to contribute and answer any questions that interest you.
Looking forward to hearing from you! Tom (LT) ( talk) 06:54, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
I would like to do some further improvements to {{ Proxyip4}}, {{ Proxyip6}} and {{ Proxyip}}. The changes would be as follows
Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Example would be changed to something like this:
* {{Proxyip|<!-- Place IP you are reporting here -->}}
What do you think? MarioGom ( talk) 17:54, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
In progress.
MarioGom (
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19:56, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Good afternoon all, I have submitted a Rapid Grant proposal for bullseye, a tool I have been working on to consolidate detailed information about IP addresses into a single view. It is primarily targeted at checkusers and stewards, but is usable by all editors. At the suggestion of one of the grant coordinators, I am informing potentially interested communities about this proposal. I welcome any and all feedback on the proposal. Best, GeneralNotability ( talk) 17:06, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Should_editing_on_Wikipedia_be_limited_to_accounts_only? - Notice about a discussion asking whether editing on Wikipedia should be limited to accounts only? - jc37 15:47, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
[9] LUMINATI_PROXY and OXYLABS_PROXY. I assume they are as proxy checker seems to think the IP is ok. Thanks Doug Weller talk 13:44, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
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Hey everyone, I've been looking around at the format of this project and it's not really running all that well. (in a flow/administrative point, not with the users), so I've got a few changes listed below and want to hear your opinions on them.
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Comments? -- DQ (t) (e) 12:22, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Amalthea was bringing up on the mainpage a question about why we block webhosts and how it fits under WP:PREVENTATIVE. I realize what I quoted was a misstep on wording, but my idea behind it is that were preventing abuse by sockpuppets most of the time that are going to come (for rangeblocks). Also webhosts have a seperate IP for a website, and if someone used this instead of their home IP, they are trying to evade detection and could be a reason why we don't find socks. Then there is also the spamming that comes from webhosts that are left unblocked or have a short duration. For all the rangeblocks currently in place, see Wikipedia:Database reports/Range blocks, there are webhost blocks there. Is there a better way to explain this? -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 21:26, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
← I still don't quite get it. Is it consensus opinion that static IPs belonging to a webhost should be blocked without problematic edits coming from them? Cause blocking the whole range if one static IP is editing disruptively is still doing just that. Amalthea 12:27, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
I am the most active proxy blocker in Russian Wikipedia and I block any webhost range for 5 years as soon as I see one (using text from Template:OpenProxyBlock before it was replaced with redirect). There are just too many proxies there and for legitimate uses there is WP:IP block exemption. Just a few examples that are usable on enwiki right now (through certain FF extension): 108.59.4.203 / 108.59.4.202 / 108.59.4.206 (leaseweb.us), 46.21.145.170 / 149.255.38.228 / 149.154.154.32 (hosthatch.com), 31.193.133.161 (Simply Transit). — AlexSm 19:26, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
After now having witnessed two webhost ranges with quite extensive abuse I have to rethink my prior statements here ... Amalthea 20:22, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
I encounter more and more of "tunnel proxies" - in short, a proxy at IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port exiting at IP yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy. They are often volatile, with either x or y addresses changing within a month, and the y address is often a regular ISP. While the x address is usually Googleable, the y address is usually not, and this is a problem wiki-wise, as we start looking from the y end. Hash.es is helpful, but not always. A suspicion is that y is a result of a virus propagated by the owner of x. Does anyone have any information/links on this kind of proxies? Materialscientist ( talk) 04:57, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject on open proxies/Tor about the propriety of this idea. -- Chris (talk) 16:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
This tunnel open proxy site (HTTP, port 80) offers a new IP address every day to its users, many of which (in my experience) are not blocked here. -- He to Hecuba ( talk) 16:55, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
I see that the unblock subpage has been marked historical, but there's nothing there explaining what to do instead, so I'm posting this here. 24.184.232.55 ( talk · contribs) has been blocked since July 2007, and a user there has requested unblock. Could it be checked out to see if it still an active open proxy? Beeblebrox ( talk) 20:30, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Could someone who knows how such things work get the requests archived by bot again? Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:16, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Geolocating tools are getting better and better: "country: anonymous Proxy". Materialscientist ( talk) 10:29, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Have a look here. Materialscientist ( talk) 06:37, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I use http://proxy.org/ to get open proxies that are not recognized by wikipedia. Currently I use https://zacebook.com/ for editing this. You can just test it (it should be blocked!). 37.220.1.234 ( talk) 22:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Blocking_IPv6s. In particular, 2607:F358:1:FED5:22:61B0:6B0A:BFC8 ( talk · contribs), 2001:41D0:2:F3B8:0:0:0:15 ( talk · contribs) appear as open proxies, as judged by addition of %2 symbols in their edits, but maybe it is just IPv6 misconfiguration? Materialscientist ( talk) 06:39, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
I now have full IPv6 connectivity and can test IPv6 proxies. Sailsbystars, you were correct in saying that by default Google Chrome does not do IPv6 DNS lookups; instructions to enable them are here. Cheers! — madman 14:20, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Is Wikipedia blocking editing from 2001::/32? Tijfo098 ( talk) 13:19, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
We actually have a blue link for WP:OPP? ;-) TCO ( talk) 02:46, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Sure, once you learn how to make links you can name them Anything You Want - case in point ;) draeath ( talk) 18:57, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
The WP:VisualEditor is designed to let people edit without needing to learn wikitext syntax. The articles will look (nearly) the same in the new edit "window" as when you read them (aka WYSIWYG), and changes will show up as you type them, very much like writing a document in a modern word processor. The devs currently expect to deploy the VisualEditor as the new site-wide default editing system in early July 2013.
About 2,000 editors have tried out this early test version so far, and feedback overall has been positive. Right now, the VisualEditor is available only to registered users who opt-in, and it's a bit slow and limited in features. You can do all the basic things like writing or changing sentences, creating or changing section headings, and editing simple bulleted lists. It currently can't either add or remove templates (like fact tags), ref tags, images, categories, or tables (and it will not be turned on for new users until common reference styles and citation templates are supported). These more complex features are being worked on, and the code will be updated as things are worked out. Also, right now you can only use it for articles and user pages. When it's deployed in July, the old editor will still be available and, in fact, the old edit window will be the only option for talk pages (I believe that WP:Notifications (aka Echo) is ultimately supposed to deal with talk pages).
The developers are asking editors like you to join the alpha testing for the VisualEditor. Please go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing and tick the box at the end of the page, where it says "Enable VisualEditor (only in the main namespace and the User namespace)". Save the preferences, and then try fixing a few typos or copyediting a few articles by using the new "Edit" tab instead of the section [Edit] buttons or the old editing window (which will still be present and still work for you, but which will be renamed "Edit source"). Fix a typo or make some changes, and then click the 'save and review' button (at the top of the page). See what works and what doesn't. We really need people who will try this out on 10 or 15 pages and then leave a note Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback about their experiences, especially if something mission-critical isn't working and doesn't seem to be on anyone's radar.
Also, if any of you are involved in template maintenance or documentation about how to edit pages, the VisualEditor will require some extra attention. The devs want to incorporate things like citation templates directly into the editor, which means that they need to know what information goes in which fields. Obviously, the screenshots and instructions for basic editing will need to be completely updated. The old edit window is not going away, so help pages will likely need to cover both the old and the new.
If you have questions and can't find a better place to ask them, then please feel free to leave a message on my user talk page, and perhaps together we'll be able to figure it out. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 01:11, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
Could somebody add something to zzuuzz’s posting at WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents #Uninvolved review requested? Incnis Mrsi ( talk) 18:38, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
I wasn't sure whether to raise this here or elsewhere (where?). The host name for this IP indicates a VPN services provider. Does this mean that this editor is probably using VPN access via the named VPN service and the server should be treated like an open or anonymizing proxy? It looks as if this IP was used by a known community-banned sockmaster who does everything to evade the ban. Since the sockmaster is known to have created quite a few accounts and is learning from each sockpuppet investigation how to better avoid undeniable detection, it would be helpful if one could infer that the sockmaster concerned uses VPN access to conceal his location from checkusers (e.g. by a sockmaster in England appearing to be accessing Wikipedia from America).
This IP was also reported as a VPN-using vandalizer on the Administrators' noticeboard of French Wikipedia, here
The following IPs (collapsed) were therefore all blocked for 1 year as open proxies by French admin Akeron.
Perhaps these IPs should also be blocked as open proxies on en Wikipedia as well. About 25 of them have already edited on en Wikipedia. Of the above IPs, the contributions of the following suggest that they may have also been made by the ban-evading sockmaster:
-- Boson ( talk) 00:00, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a proposal at AN which states "Any indefinitely blocked IP address whose block was made over five years ago, may be immediately unblocked." Discussion is
here.
—
Berean Hunter
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17:59, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
Feel free to format the lists and start reviewing :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 07:57, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
There are suggestions currently at WT:ACN we might adopt. So far we have been removing from the lists IPs which have been reviewed. Some have been unblocked. Some have remained blocked. If you wish to know which ones and why see the page history. I hope that at some point you will only find in the Special: pages lists a list of blocks which were reviewed this year (or next year). To see the reason why you need not look far. It is the simplest way to get through a list like this instead of lots of people reading the same things over and over. -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:11, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, this message is sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion on the Village Pump located at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 112#RFC: Indefinitely blocked IP addresses which may affect the operations of this WikiProject. TeleComNasSprVen ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Would you be interested in participating in a user study? We are a team at University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within a Wikipedia community. We are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visualization tool. All you need to do is to prepare for your laptop/desktop, web camera, and speaker for video communication with Google Hangout. We will provide you with a Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page ( http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster ( talk) 22:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC).
Hi all,
My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.
One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.
This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:
• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film
• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.
• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.
• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____
• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost
For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to:
Project leaflets
Adikhajuria (
talk)
12:59, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej ( talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
It looks like Google is operating what are effectively open proxy farms for Chrome mobile users: these do not seem to be on the XFF list. For an example of such a proxy, see this: 66.249.93.191 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS). I cannot find any list of these on the web, or any way of deriving that list other than brute-force techniques. See [2], [3] and this talk page for more details. Given that Chrome is a major browser, this could potentially become a major problem if not fixed. (Note: comment also copied to Meta-Wiki talk page) -- The Anome ( talk) 17:02, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone!
You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.
Harej ( talk) 16:56, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
There is an anti-LGBT troll who posts at the the Reference Desk talk page, identifying what he or she thinks are the sexual orientations of some of the Reference Desk editors, through various IP addresses that geolocate to all over the world that appear to be open proxies. I will be reporting the addresses being used here. Each time that the troll posts, their posts are reverted, and then the Reference Desk talk page is semi-protected. When the semi-protection expires, the troll comes back, and it is whack-a-mole. Since the addresses are open proxies, they should qualify for long-term blocking because they could be used for other improper purposes also, such as vandalism or spam. Robert McClenon ( talk) 17:22, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Det ar en åben proxy. Der må være mere. - Bruger på danske wiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:9D0:100:3046:0:0:0:9A ( talk) 01:17, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Another missed proxy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:C900:1301:55:0:0:0:9 ( talk) 22:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Here. These all are hosted by f-secure, some finnish avg company. It is true, there are many. if abuse occurs, probably should be reported to them and isp. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:C900:1001:2E:0:0:0:5 ( talk) 23:05, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Another, was used maliciously. Not surprised. I will stop for now, I don´t want to spam and not sure how helpful I am being. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:11C0:5:794:0:0:0:6 ( talk) 23:10, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
It doesn't look like the page is getting archived as seen here. -- Terra (talk) 21:42, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
An IP tagged 190.10.8.213 ( talk · contribs) as an open proxy but that was removed by another editor stating it wasn't currently blocked. It's been blocked on another Wikipedia [4] [5]. That's the only evidence that I can find that it's an open proxy. So, do nothing? Doug Weller talk 10:18, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
Does the hostname xxxx.tor.primus.ca indicate that it is a Tor node? ☆ Bri ( talk) 17:02, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
It is very easy to find an unblocked proxy server using one of the myriad services out there. I ran a quick test using one of them, FlyVPN, and found that just half of their IP addresses are blocked (see User:Rentier/VPN_editing). As far as I can tell, services such as this one can identify each of those IPs as a proxy. Has there been any thought given to creating a detection mechanism, say Extension:VPNBlock, similar to the TorBlock extension? Rentier ( talk) 02:15, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
This is something I've generated manually in my own userspace for a long time to block ISP's wholesale (e.g. DigitalOcean, Amazon AWS, Linode, etc). I've made it a tool now. toolforge:isprangefinder. Note that it can take a LONG time to run (1-5 mins). Remember that you are responsible for your own blocks. I've left links to HE and Whois so you can verify my findings. Hope it helps someone else. SQL Query me! 04:16, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
I've updated the ISP Rangefinder.
TODO:
Feedback is always appreciated! SQL Query me! 02:45, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
@ SQL: I've tried this which doesn't help much although can be very useful, and this [6]. Doug Weller talk 07:40, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
I've added a Hola VPN Node checker to ipcheck, which is included in the results there - or can be used independently at toollabs:/ipcheck/checkhola.php. I can't really go into the nuts and bolts of how it works per WP:BEANS, but there are two tests run. If either comes up positive - it is very likely to be a hola node. Example 2-confirmation positive: https://tools.wmflabs.org/ipcheck/checkhola.php?ip=198.211.96.91 (also, a webhost / digitalocean). If anyone's interested in the specifics of how it works, feel free to shoot me an email, or pm me on IRC. SQL Query me! 08:01, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.
FYI for anyone interested User:SQL/Non-blocked compute hosts exists, and I've added a link to it from the main page here. SQL and I are the main/only people following it now, but more eyes would always be appreciated. TonyBallioni ( talk) 03:27, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
Hello all,
I’m writing to let you know about a new project, IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation, that the Wikimedia Foundation is starting.
Because people in general are increasingly technically advanced and privacy conscious, our users are now more aware of the collection and use of their personal information, and how its misuse may lead to harassment or abuse. The Foundation is starting a project to re-evaluate and enhance protections for user privacy through technical improvement to the projects. As part of this work, we will also be looking at our existing anti-vandalism and anti-abuse tools and making sure our wikis have access to the same (or better) tools to protect themselves.
The project page is on Meta. This project is currently in very early phases of discussions and we don’t have a concrete plan for it yet. We’d like your input. And please share with other people who you think would be interested. SPoore (WMF), Strategist, Community health initiative ( talk) 18:12, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Sorry to ask what's probably a dumb question, but I have looked around on policy pages and noticeboard archives, and couldn't find a succinct answer. Thanks! ☆ Bri ( talk) 02:51, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
For those who do IRC, I've created an open channel at #wikipedia-en-openproxies connect - thought it might be nice to have a place to ask questions and such in real time. GeneralNotability ( talk) 18:13, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi all,
It's pretty clear that this project is in rough shape right now: aside from Mdaniels being added to the verified list a couple months ago, that list hasn't changed since 2016, a lot of people on the verified users list and proxies are sitting on the list unchecked for weeks at a time. I suggest we try giving the project a reboot:
I'll be sending out a mass message to active editors on the verified list and other people who have edited here in the past six months to notify them of this discussion. GeneralNotability ( talk) 13:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
For those who use MoreMenu, I've thrown together User:GeneralNotability/moremenu-proxy.js - adds links to shodan, stalktoy, and spur to the "IP lookup" menu under "User". GeneralNotability ( talk) 04:15, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
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It's one of the links at the bottom of the page but doesn't seem to have been updated in 13 years... is there a more relevant page it should be linking to? Or just a zombie link that can be removed?? Slywriter ( talk) 14:48, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Currently, {{ proxyip4}} links to IPQS, which is in my experience by far the least reliable proxy checking API out there – I usually ignore its results entirely when checking. Would there be any objections to me editing the template to link to spur's context API instead ( example)? It's the API I have the highest confidence in (the VPN identification is impressively accurate) and it's not currently included in the ipcheck toolforge tool. Blablubbs| talk 14:49, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Implemented similar changes for {{ proxyip6}}. -- MarioGom ( talk) 08:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
I have opened a proposal at Template talk:Proxyip § Align with Proxyip4 and Proxyip6. The idea is modifying {{ Proxyip}} so that it automatically selects {{ Proxyip4}} or {{ Proxyip6}} based on its input. After that change, we could change the report templates to simplify the user experience. MarioGom ( talk) 18:41, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
Quick PSA: Since actually open proxies seem to be going out of fashion and the proxy bots are doing brilliant work, VPN services now make up a substantial chunk of WPOP requests. MarioGom and I have taken some time to look for fingerprints and other verification methods for some of them – we have started to compile a list at User:Blablubbs/VPN Verification that may be of interest to others; please feel free to add. This is mostly intended for scenarios where providers like spur are flagging, but verification is needed. If others think this is a worthwhile effort, we could also consider moving it to a WPOP subpage. Best, Blablubbs| talk 16:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
Hi all, I hope that you're well during this crazy COVID-19 period. I would like to try my hand at being an interviewer for the now inactive WikiProject Report on the Signpost and saw this very interesting project that hasn't yet featured. Would anyone around be interested in being interviewed? It is a great way to educate others about your project and perhaps get help if you need it. I will create a page for questions at User:Tom (LT)/sandbox/WikiProject on open proxies interview and invite anyone interested to contribute.
Ping to some editors I have seen in the archives active in the past year: MarioGom, GeneralNotability, Blablubbs, Malcolmxl5, EdJohnston, Bri.public (apologies if I have left anyone out), please feel free to contribute and answer any questions that interest you.
Looking forward to hearing from you! Tom (LT) ( talk) 06:54, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
I would like to do some further improvements to {{ Proxyip4}}, {{ Proxyip6}} and {{ Proxyip}}. The changes would be as follows
Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Example would be changed to something like this:
* {{Proxyip|<!-- Place IP you are reporting here -->}}
What do you think? MarioGom ( talk) 17:54, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
In progress.
MarioGom (
talk)
19:56, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Good afternoon all, I have submitted a Rapid Grant proposal for bullseye, a tool I have been working on to consolidate detailed information about IP addresses into a single view. It is primarily targeted at checkusers and stewards, but is usable by all editors. At the suggestion of one of the grant coordinators, I am informing potentially interested communities about this proposal. I welcome any and all feedback on the proposal. Best, GeneralNotability ( talk) 17:06, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Should_editing_on_Wikipedia_be_limited_to_accounts_only? - Notice about a discussion asking whether editing on Wikipedia should be limited to accounts only? - jc37 15:47, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
[9] LUMINATI_PROXY and OXYLABS_PROXY. I assume they are as proxy checker seems to think the IP is ok. Thanks Doug Weller talk 13:44, 7 April 2024 (UTC)