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Logo for the Wikipedia CheckUser tool and the checkuser team. The CheckUser tool is used by a small group of trusted Wikipedia users (called checkusers).The tool allows its users to determine from Wikipedia's servers the IP addresses used by a Wikipedia user account, as well as other technical data stored by the server about a user account or IP address.
Namechk is a free web application [1] created by David Goose and Jeremy Woertink. Namechk allows someone to view if a certain username is available. Namechk has over 98 different social network sites as of June 2019. [2] [3] The service also checks domains. [2]
Usernames that give the incorrect impression that the account is officially affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation; e.g. Foo (WMF), Bar (Wikimedia Foundation) Usernames that resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps, or other names which would be confusing within the Wikipedia signature format.
What is an IP address? An IP address is a series of numbers associated with a particular internet connection. Every computer is associated with an IP address whenever it is connected with the internet. Without it, web servers would not know where to send the web page you requested. How private is my IP address? It depends.
Click any recent activity entry to view its IP address as well as the date and time it was collected. If one is drastically different from the others, remove it and change your password. Be aware that there are some legitimate reasons why your history can show unfamiliar locations, such as your mobile device detecting the wrong location or ...
Before blocking an IP range, especially for a significant time, you should check for other users who may be unintentionally affected by the range block: unregistered users – Range Contributions – X!'s tools; registered users – ask a user with checkuser access to check. If any are found, an IP block exemption ensures they will not be affected.
Problem with your username - your username was unsuitable and has been blocked; you need to choose another before continuing. Unintended triggering of anti-vandalism systems (known as "collateral damage") - your IP address unfortunately happens to match an IP address used by a blocked account. Ask for further information and/or request unblocking.
IP users, guest users, or unregistered users are users who edit Wikipedia without registering for an account. The term "IP user" comes from the fact that when such a user edits, Wikipedia annotates the edit with the IP address of the computer from which the edit was made where, if the user were logged in, it would show the username of the editor who made it.