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* '''Theory''' — 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''' — 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''' — 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''' — 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. | ||
== Identifying IPs that are/were Tor exit nodes == | == Identifying IPs that are/were Tor exit nodes == |