Re: Restrictions for TOR connections on Debian IRC channels

[Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org>]

Hi Neil,

We've routinely ended up banning all tor users from many Debian IRC channels 
due to this sort of abuse. The availability of account cloaks on OFTC now 
means that we can permit legitimate tor users easily so I'd support these 
bans becoming standard practice across our channels.


For those playing along at home, I'd also like to echo the suggestions of 
adding @debian-chanop and @debian-master groups to channel access lists. We 
have too many channels where there are only two people on the access list 
neither of whom have been seen in years. When problems such as trolls, 
spammers or the sorts of crap-flooders we've seen over the last few weeks 
arise in those channels, it's difficult to deal with that situation and it 
can become quite unpleasant for the regular inhabitants.

I think I can speak for all the members of @debian-chanop in saying that the 
access such membership provides is a "last resort" for experienced ops to be 
able to help out in emergencies and that it doesn't change the normal 
expectations of how the channel would function and who the owners of the 
channel are.

cheers
Stuart


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