MediaWiki talk:Anoneditwarning

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This message appears at the top of every page of users not logged in when editing. I've added links to IP address, the history, and to the log-in screen. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 23:01, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Expand 2 Warn anons creating articles in talk namespace? 3 Place IP address at top of page? 4 = New text =

[edit] Expand

Can we expand it a little?

"You are not logged in. You are free to edit pages; be aware that your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history, which is accessible by anyone. Registering a user account protects your anonymity better than editing without logging in."

— Omegatron 00:01, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with that. The simpler we keep the message, the better. If necessary, a new page could be created explaining all this, but I don't think it's necessary. Keep in mind that this message appears at the top of every edit screen. Also, some people might not agree with the last statement. While it is true in terms of technical IP addresses, other people think that an account feels like a name, making it less anonymous. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

The typical anonymous editor doesn't understand what that means. I don't think another sentence is too long.

True, we should keep the message simpler. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 03:23, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

"You are not logged in. You are free to edit pages; be aware that your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history, which is accessible by anyone and can be used to reveal your true identity. Registering an account allows you to post under a pseudonym instead." — Omegatron 01:15, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

This sentence structure looks sound and to the point. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 03:35, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Warn anons creating articles in talk namespace?

In the past week I've had to move no less than 7 articles created by anon users to the article namespace. Should we include a namespace check that points them to articles for creation? Kimchi.sg 10:37, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Anons can no longer create articles if I remember correctly. ~ Flameviper 13:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Place IP address at top of page?

I was thinking that it chould display the anon IP address along with a link to the anon's talk page. Something like "Your IP address, which can be found [[Special:Mytalk|here]], which will be recorded in this page's edit history". As it currently stands, it is exceedingly hard to find your own IP address and as thus, many anons (especially shared IPs) are unaware of their vandalism notices (usually thinking that their vandalism is acceptable). ~ Flameviper 13:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

It's already at the top of the page by default... next to login/logout... right? ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 18:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it isn't. On Uncyclopedia it is, likely because they use an older version of MediaWiki. ~ Flameviper ^{Who's a Peach?} 17:37, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Don't see any harm in changing text from "your own IP address" to eg "your own IP Address ([[Special:Mytalk|184.23.43.1]])" - PocklingtonDan 19:26, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Impossible, I think, because the IP address isn't passed in to the message. --ais523 09:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

No it's not. 68.39.174.238 13:09, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

68.29.173.238 is right; although it appeared in previous MediaWiki versions, it doesn't seem to do so at the moment. --ais523 13:32, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd be happy to do it for yall, but I can't seem the magic word for it. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 18:15, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Once the exact text of the addition has been decided, consensus has been reached, and it is technically possible, re-add {{editprotected}}. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 04:33, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't think this can be done without a change to the software. --ais523 12:25, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

The link to your talk page is already functional. ~ Flameviper ^{Who's a Peach?} 17:36, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] = New text =

Per above discussion, I have taken the liberty of writing a new text for the contents of this page.

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You are not currently logged in. While you are free to edit without logging in, your IP address (viewable here) will be recorded in this page's edit history. Creating an account will conceal your IP address and provide you with many other benefits.

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The raw code:

You are not currently [[Special:Userlogin|logged in]]. While you are free to edit without logging in, your [[IP address]] (viewable [[Special:Mytalk|here]]) will be recorded in this page's <span class="plainlinks"> [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=history}} edit history]</span>.  Creating an account will conceal your IP address and provide you with many other [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|benefits]].

Cheers!

~ Flameviper ^{Who's a Peach?} 17:40, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

What about ...'your IP address (view your IP address and messages sent to people with that IP address) will be recorded'..., to make it clearer to people who don't understand IPs what's going on? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ais523 (talk • contribs) 17:52, 31 January 2007 (UTC).

That seems too long. And it's cumbersome... KISS. ~ Flameviper ^{Who's a Peach?} 20:14, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Done. Agree that the second proposal is too wordy, although the first one might do with a little more elaboration. Perhaps add the IP address note on the seperate line? But anyway, the proposed wording seems to be a step up from what we have, now, so I've put it in. Luna Santin 23:32, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Luna. I believe that link may stop a considerable amount of vandalism from anonymous editors (particularly shared IPs, who tend to not receive vandalism warnings). I believe it may be possible to further distill the fact that vandalism is bad into these IPs, but until that can be done, this will work superbly. ~ Flameviper ^{Who's a Peach?} 01:34, 1 February 2007 (UTC)