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@@ -149,9 +149,10 @@

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     <p>

-    If you want to help out and you can't run a <a href="<page

-    docs/tor-doc-relay>">normal Tor relay</a>, you should

-    run a bridge relay. You can configure it either way:

+    If you want to help out, you should <a href="<page

+    docs/faq>#RelayOrBridge">decide whether you want to run a normal Tor

+    relay or a bridge relay</a>. You can configure your bridge either

+    manually or graphically:

     <ul>

     <li>manually <a href="<page docs/faq>#torrc">edit

     your torrc file</a> to be just these four lines:<br>

@@ -1255,20 +1255,21 @@ use the ReachableAddresses config options, e.g.:

     publically or not.

     </p>

-    <p>Right now, there are a small number of places in the world that filter

-    connections to the Tor network. So getting a lot of bridges running

-    right now is mostly a backup measure, a) in case the Tor network does

-    get blocked in more places, and b) for people who want an extra layer of

-    security because they're worried somebody will recognize that it's a

-    public Tor relay IP address they're contacting.

-    </p>

-

-    <p>So should you run a normal relay or bridge relay? If you have

-    lots of bandwidth, you should definitely run a normal relay —

-    bridge relays see very little use these days. If you're willing to

-    <a href="#ExitPolicies">be an exit</a>, you should definitely run a normal

-    relay, since we need more exits. If you can't be an exit and only have

-    a little bit of bandwidth, then flip a coin. Thanks for volunteering!

+    <p>Right now, China is the main place in the world that filters

+    connections to the Tor network. So bridges are useful a) for users in

+    China, b) as a backup measure in case the Tor network gets blocked in

+    more places, and c) for people who want an extra layer of security

+    because they're worried somebody will recognize that it's a public

+    Tor relay IP address they're contacting.

+    </p>

+

+    <p>So should you run a normal relay or bridge relay? If you have lots

+    of bandwidth, you should definitely run a normal relay — the

+    average bridge doesn't see much load these days. If you're willing

+    to <a href="#ExitPolicies">be an exit</a>, you should definitely

+    run a normal relay, since we need more exits. If you can't be an

+    exit and only have a little bit of bandwidth, be a bridge. Thanks

+    for volunteering!

     </p>

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