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* pulls perioditically, typically from a cronjob
* pulls perioditically, typically from a cronjob


=== Banned by hand ===
=== Blocked through MediaWiki ===
 
* Blocks are recorded in Special:Log (e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=&hide_thanks_log=1&hide_patrol_log=1&hide_tag_log=1&hide_review_log=1 ENWP]).
* Included in the XML file ???
 
=== Structure of XML file: ===
 
== Open questions ==
== Open questions ==

Revision as of 20:49, 20 March 2018

Data Sources

We're pulling data from CollectTor.

How is Tor blocked on Wikipedia

Extension:TorBlock

There is a MediaWiki plugin called Extension:TorBlock. Source code is in a Phabricator repository.

What we can tell about how it works:

  • during a period from XXXX to XXXX it read from the Trob Project bulk list service (link?)
  • after XXXX, it pulls from the newerer "Onionoo" service
  • pulls perioditically, typically from a cronjob

Blocked through MediaWiki

  • Blocks are recorded in Special:Log (e.g., ENWP).
  • Included in the XML file ???

Structure of XML file:

Open questions