The trouble with Tor was that whereas Wikipedia edits from ordinary IPs were only about half terrible, most of what came from Tor was abuse. (Largely obnoxious sockpuppetry, offensive usernames, etc.) They know perfectly well this is the reason Tor is largely blocked from editing, they're pretending not to know. Not addressing the actual reason comes across as disingenuous.

So, the discussions go: "WHY DO YOU HATE FREEDOM???" "Please stop urinating on our carpet." "YOU JUST HATE FREEDOM!!"