On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:53:18 +1000
fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au (David Gerard) wrote:
[[Special:CheckUser]], the IP-to-name checker, is up
and working
again. This is so that the Arbitration Committee can do quick
sockpuppet checks without having to bug the devs.
If I may present a hypothetical situation: let's say two adults
living in the same house both have Wikipedia accounts, and both
are regular users in their own right. If they share the same
Internet connection, as they probably would, they will have the
same IP address.
It's quite likely that, if they have a personal relationship of
some kind, which again they probably would - one will tend to
support the other occasionally, if only because one reason they
share a home is that they have a similar world view.
Should either be considered a sockpuppet of the other?
This is a situation that doesn't apply to me at all, but I think
it's worth remembering that an IP-to-name checker should be
used with caution.
James
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