View source for WikiIndex:Open proxy events - 2014-03

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Originally created by '''[[User:Abd]]''' as a sub-page from his own [[user page]], this began as a list of [[IP address]]es involved in harassment of {{U|Leucosticte}} here on {{tag|WikiIndex}}.  Below, there are additional IPs that [[vandal]]ize.  It turns out, so far, that all involved IPs in harassment are using open proxies.  No legitimate edits have been noticed in this period from open proxies.  There is a possible obvious recommendation.

The time period begins with 7 March 2014, the appearance of Sophie Wilder here, going after Leucosticte.  Sophie Wilder, presumably the same user, is a moderator on [[RationalWiki]].  ('[[Sysop]]' on RationalWiki means almost nothing.  I am a sysop on RationalWiki.  At least today I am!  Moderators there are elected and have advanced privileges.

For each IP, I searched for global blocks on the [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] at meta.Wikimedia.org.  If the IP showed as [[Global blocking|globally blocked]], I linked to the global block display for it.  '''no''' means <u>not</u> blocked globally.  Most Meta blocks for open proxies are range blocks.

Then, if the IP was not globally blocked on Meta, I searched for the IP with Google.

See [[wp:Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Guide to checking open proxies|Wikipedia WikiProject]] on identifying open proxies.  I am not going to those lengths.  I'm just looking for obvious indications by Googling the address.  If a search showed accusations of open proxy, that is shown by 'Google'.  If not, by 'no Google evidence'.  I did not search for addresses shown as blocked open proxies by Meta.