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== When can a Tor exit node IP edit Wikipedia? == * '''Theory''' β It takes some time for an exit node to be added to the list of blocked IPs. As a result, Tor users that randomly happen to be routed out of a recently added exit nodes (in the period before Wikipedia has blocked the exit nodes IP) are sometimes allowed to edit. * '''Theory''' β Some exit nodes don't get added to Wikipedia's block list automatically through TorBlock. Tor users who are routed through these exit nodes are allowed to edit Wikipedia until an administrator or bot notices and blocks the IP address. * '''Theory''' β Some forms of blocking expire after a certain amount of time and, if a Tor node is blocked with an expiry time, then traffic may be allowed through until it is blocked again. This could account for on-and-off patterns of editing coming from Tor nodes.
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