Talk:No open proxies/Archives/2017

Statistics on exemption requests

Based on one example of some months ago, some say «this process is currently quite restrictive in terms of actually granting global exemptions». Is there any reason to prove or disprove this claim? For instance, can we know approximately how many exemption requests have been made to stewards by Tor users and what portion has been satisfied? --Nemo 05:58, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I would find that answer very interesting. Rags (talk) 03:50, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Rags (talk) 03:50, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

It's very frustrating to have to copy the URL, open a new browser, log in again, and then type a message or edit VERY QUICKLY, before the software decides once again to log me off. I think there are other users besides the PRC who need to be concerned about personal privacy. I understand the U.S. congress has recently (within the last week) passed a bill which ISP's have lobbied for avidly, allowing them to disclose (read: datamine, sell) information regarding the activities of their paid subscribers online, from soup to nuts. ALL activity, from boot-up to shutdown. And our new president, who pays lipservice to personal privacy when speaking to appropriate audiences, has indicated his intention to sign this act into law. What use clearing histories, etc.? This has the effect of a blanket keylogger encompassing the entire country. If a mechanism lends itself to abuse, it will eventually be abused. Administrations change, and there are abuses under every administration. Both parties, and certainly third parties, as well. But, "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance", and leaving all doors and windows unlocked, and the keys in the ignition, and the check book and credit cards in the glovebox, in my mind doesn't qualify as vigilance. Rags (talk) 04:25, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Text regarding email to stewards is obsolete

The article currently reads in part, "The recommended way is to privately email stewards@wikimedia.org." This text needs to be changed: email to that address simply goes unanswered. (Please reply here and/or at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sdsds.) 50.35.77.217 04:22, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

More accurately the reply can take quite some time. Could some text be included on the page indicating the reply might take a week or more? Sdsds (talk) 19:26, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

This is a policy, not a help page. The linked contact form explicitly says the messages are handled by volunteers. Is there a risk that people do not know they cannot demand service guarantees from volunteers? I'm not sure we'd want such confused people on the wikis anyway. :) --Nemo 13:01, 14 June 2017 (UTC)