Why does wikipedia block many proxy server IP addresses?

July 25, 2009

There are many users all over the world who have to use proxy server in order to get on some web sites, because their own governments have blocked some of the web site access. For those of you who don’t know, IP address is like your personal phone number. Every time, you get on that web site, if you don’t use a user name, whenever you edit some articles, your IP address will be recorded.

We all know wikipedia are run by some no-life losers in real life, who just have too much free time in their hands, who can spend hours on that site to piss off, stalk, thereten some good editors. Wikipedia claims that anyone can edit anything. Is that right?

Well, they constantly blocking people’s IP addresses. Once that IP is blocked, it will depends on the OCD wikipedia administrator’s moods, they might unblock the IP later, or block it forever. If that IP is blocked, then no one uses that IP address can  edit any more articles.

Then what is the case of making false claims that “anyone can edit wikipedia?” Because only those who haven’t pissed off those OCD wikipedia administors can edit any articles. No matter how good your knowledge is, once your IP address is block, you can’t never edit again.

And they don’t have to go through some investigations or anything similar, a single OCD administrator can practically block any IP addresses s/he doesn’t like. Even if s/he himself might be on drugs, drunk, or anything which may cause his/her unstable emotions, if s/he doesn’t like you, s/he can block you. So even if you are an expert on that article, you just can’t edit.

For those who live in those countries who have to use proxy server in order to get on some web sites, they can’t edit wikipedia. Wikipedia people are so paranoid, they have blocked so many IP addresses, anyone who uses a proxy server can’t edit any articles because their IP addresses are all blocked by wikipedia’s OCD administrators.

In conclusion, wikipedia, don’t lie to the world, you don’t even follow your own rules!