Hmmm, I suppose that’s an idea. It’s just that it will never be possible to really get a consensus from all the users. Usually a rough percentage of the responses is enough to get a pretty accurate overview of a situation. If anybody is concerned about a particular Chinese vendor, feel free to contact them and send them a link to this thread.
I actually don’t anticipate that anyone will get totally blocked from using BLF if Tor gets blocked. I believe that most Chinese users usually use VPNs and not Tor, but I’d just like to make sure before making any changes.
I consider myself a complete computer noob, but Tor is related to torrent or not? Pirate bay… Illegal downloads and stuff. You cannot be traced, because the data traffic goes via thousands of different IP addresses… Or something. I’m just free styling here, but is sort of my understanding of Tor.
How about only blocking new users with Tor? It can be a start, and if problems still persist with current user(s), then you can look into other options.
Ok. As an analyst, I love making meaning of data. I know you’re a talented guy/gal but if you could ever use a extra hand sorting thru things, I’d be glad to lend a hand.
I don’t use Tor here but it’s a pity that it would come to this… However, I suspect blocking Tor is going to be a common thing on popular forums, if it isn’t already. I won’t endorse it, but I won’t oppose it either.
Tor basically enables acess the dark Web I guess BLF has a link up on wiki? The Chinese government has a firewall up that blocks people for accessing certain website most common would be Google. Most of us have a Gmail account. So most people use a VPN to get around the firewall. Or I guess some use Tor.