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[[Image:Symbol move vote.svg|20px]] '''Editing without logging in:'''
 
[[Image:Symbol move vote.svg|20px]] '''Editing without logging in:'''
  
* If you made an edit without logging in, you cannot go back and directly tie that edit to your account. You can log in, make a [[Help:dummy edit|dummy edit]], and add a note in the edit summary about the previous edit.
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Occasionally a registered editor will edit while logged out. While not usually an egregious issue, there can be some concerns about attribution and privacy.
  
* If you make a comment on a talk page without logging in, then your signature will include your IP address. You can log in and edit the comment by replacing the signature; be aware that the [[WikiScanner]] tool will retrieve these actions from the database and recode them at the [http://www.wikiwatcher.com/pmcu/ Poor Man's Checkuser], thus connecting your username and IP address.
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* If you made an edit without logging in, you cannot go back and directly tie that edit to your account. If your desire to account for the edit overrides your desire for anonymity, you can log in, make a [[Help:dummy edit|dummy edit]], and add a note in the edit summary about the previous edit.
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* It used to be possible to re-attribute edits from IP addresses to named accounts, but not since 2005 ([[Wikipedia:Changing_attribution_for_an_edit|see this page]]). However, as that page says, you can list your contributions made with the IP address(es) on your [[Wikipedia:User page|user page]].
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* If you make a comment on a talk page without logging in, then your signature will include your IP address. You can log in and edit the comment by replacing the signature. Be aware that the [[WikiScanner]] tool will retrieve these actions from the database and record them at the [http://www.wikiwatcher.com/pmcu/ Poor Man's Checkuser], thus connecting your username and IP address.
  
 
* If you feel that the connection between the IP address and your username is an issue, then you can request that the edit be removed; see [[Wikipedia:Oversight#Policy]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests for oversight]].
 
* If you feel that the connection between the IP address and your username is an issue, then you can request that the edit be removed; see [[Wikipedia:Oversight#Policy]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests for oversight]].
  
* As a visual reminder, you can make the Save page button green when logged in, by adding this rule to your CSS:
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* Wikipedia does show a message box when an unregistered or logged out user edits a page. This may not be obvious— as a visual reminder you can make the Save page button green when logged in by adding this rule to [[Special:MyPage/skin.css]]:
  
 
<source lang=css style="width:80%;>/* Turn the "Save page" button green when logged in */
 
<source lang=css style="width:80%;>/* Turn the "Save page" button green when logged in */
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}</source>
 
}</source>
  
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:If you use [[Mozilla Firefox|FireFox]], you can disable the Save page button while logged out by installing [[Greasemonkey]] and the [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/7209 MediaWiki: Prevent anon editing script]. This must be applied to each computer you use and will not be available on public computers.
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Revision as of 20:50, 27 February 2011

File:Symbol move vote.svg Editing without logging in:

Occasionally a registered editor will edit while logged out. While not usually an egregious issue, there can be some concerns about attribution and privacy.

  • If you made an edit without logging in, you cannot go back and directly tie that edit to your account. If your desire to account for the edit overrides your desire for anonymity, you can log in, make a dummy edit, and add a note in the edit summary about the previous edit.
  • It used to be possible to re-attribute edits from IP addresses to named accounts, but not since 2005 (see this page). However, as that page says, you can list your contributions made with the IP address(es) on your user page.
  • If you make a comment on a talk page without logging in, then your signature will include your IP address. You can log in and edit the comment by replacing the signature. Be aware that the WikiScanner tool will retrieve these actions from the database and record them at the Poor Man's Checkuser, thus connecting your username and IP address.
  • Wikipedia does show a message box when an unregistered or logged out user edits a page. This may not be obvious— as a visual reminder you can make the Save page button green when logged in by adding this rule to Special:MyPage/skin.css:
/* Turn the "Save page" button green when logged in */
INPUT#wpSave {
    background-color:#88ff88;
}
If you use FireFox, you can disable the Save page button while logged out by installing Greasemonkey and the MediaWiki: Prevent anon editing script. This must be applied to each computer you use and will not be available on public computers.