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Checkuser is a tool which enables you to find out what IP address (computer connection) a user is editing from, and see if any other users have edited from that IP address so you can detect [[sockpuppets]] which are not allowed at Conservapedia. Here is how to use it:
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#Place the name of the user you are interested in in the box which says "User:". Then click the button that says "Get IPs" directly below it.
 
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#Once you have done this, a list of IP addresses (in the syntax 123.456.78.9, or some similar pattern of numbers) should show up directly below the three boxes. The IP addresses should be clickable.
 
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#If you click the IP address, it will automatically show up in the box entitled "IP:". From there, click "Get users" to find out what other users have been editing from the same IP address; a list should show up where the IP addresses did earlier. If you click "Get edits", a list of all the edits made from that IP address should show up.
 
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#The "reason" box at the top of the page is purely voluntary.
 
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#If there are an unusually large number of users editing from one IP address, be wary; it may be a [[Conservapedia:Proxy IP|proxy IP]], or one used by several people. If you've ever worked at a company, and experienced slow internet connections, this is why; all of the computers in that company may have been connecting to the internet via one IP address.
 
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Revision as of 19:12, August 20, 2010