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The level of privacy is dependent on what personal information is provided on-wiki, as long as the Wikipedia identity is not discussed off-wiki. This is likely the most secure method of editing Wikipedia and has the lowest risk of the Wikipedia identity being linked to the real life identity.
This page is intended as a guideline for user security concerns and practices on Wikipedia. It adapts some information from the Wikimedia Foundation's privacy policy to address some personal security concerns that may arise in the course of editing Wikipedia.
7 Discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) § Allowing editors to opt out of private information on XTools.
Wikipedia can be a fun place, a stimulating forum, and an addictive hobby. It can also be a threat vector for safety, security, and privacy. While most editors will not encounter any more than minor annoyances from people they disagree with, some people will become targets of harassment, or in extreme cases, violence or imprisonment.
Never meet anyone from Wikipedia in real life, over Skype/voice chat/telephone, over any form of instant messaging or IRC communications, or anything else that gives them more than what they see "on-wiki". If you use IRC identifiable to your on-wiki username and use Libera Chat, consider requesting a cloak to hide your IP address.
For example, Wikipedia:Reliable sources says newspaper articles are generally considered to be reliable sources, and Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) recommends against newspaper articles for certain technical purposes. Editors must use their judgement to decide which advice is most appropriate and relevant to the situation at ...
Wikipedia rules are principles, not laws. Policies and guidelines exist only as rough approximations of their underlying principles. They are not intended to provide an exact or complete definition of the principles in all circumstances. They must be understood in context, using some common sense and discretion.
Simplified rule-set – some basic aspect of Wikipedia norms and practices. Eight rules for editing – if you start out by following these simple rules, the rest should come naturally. Ten rules for editing – Wikipedia can be daunting, but here we provide tips to make editing smoother.