Bureaucrats, checkuser, interwiki, staff, Administrators
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A '''check user''' is | A '''check user''' is an account variable for people on a [[wiki]] who have access to see what [[IP address]]es others have been editing from. ''Check user'' privileges tend to be reserved for the most trusted community members, typically an existing [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] or [[system administrator]], since ''check user'' information can be used in ways that can cause real-world consequences for others, as when it is exposed what an account's identity, employer, etc. are. | ||
;See also | ; See also | ||
*[[Anonymity]] | * [[Anonymity]] | ||
*[[IP editor]] | * [[IP editor]] | ||
*[[Pseudonym]] | * [[Pseudonym]] | ||
*[[Proposal:RealNames]] | * [[Proposal:RealNames]] | ||
*[[WikiIndex:Terms of Service]] | * [[WikiIndex:Terms of Service]] | ||
[[Category:WikiIndex]] | [[Category:WikiIndex]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||