 DON'T PANIC! This is Wikipedia. You do not have to log in to edit, and almost anyone can edit almost any article at any given time. This is shared by everyone who uses or ever has used this public computer, so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you. Not creating an account is quicker, more completely free in resource costs, and more entirely non-intrusive, than creating an account. It is easier to join the community and share what you know, and especially easier to get more incisive feedback from registered editors. Each of us volunteers in different ways. Some Wikipedians make it a hobby, and others just like to have their IP addresses ready for those times when they notice possible improvements. To maintain transparency, and a commitment to a free and open internet that anyone can use without registration, please consider the benefits and if necessary, log out now, and officially join Earth's Wikipedia project by editing from a naked IP address. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock or Template:School block. Public terminals and Wi-Fi hotspots may have set expiry times (usually in 30- or 60-minute intervals); consider this in deciding a block duration. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation; network administrators may be able to disable access to the network by offenders. |
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Background
editThis template is not intended to be used by users with an account to place on IP talk pages. It was designed by anonymous IP users who wanted to make a statement on their own talk pages.
Usage
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{{Shared IP special|Spectrum}}
DON'T PANIC! This is Wikipedia. You do not have to log in to edit, and almost anyone can edit almost any article at any given time. This is shared by everyone who uses or ever has used this public computer, so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you. Not creating an account is quicker, more completely free in resource costs, and more entirely non-intrusive, than creating an account. It is easier to join the community and share what you know, and especially easier to get more incisive feedback from registered editors. Each of us volunteers in different ways. Some Wikipedians make it a hobby, and others just like to have their IP addresses ready for those times when they notice possible improvements. To maintain transparency, and a commitment to a free and open internet that anyone can use without registration, please consider the benefits and if necessary, log out now, and officially join Earth's Wikipedia project by editing from a naked IP address. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock or Template:School block. Public terminals and Wi-Fi hotspots may have set expiry times (usually in 30- or 60-minute intervals); consider this in deciding a block duration. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation; network administrators may be able to disable access to the network by offenders. |
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{{Shared IP special|Spectrum|yes}}
DON'T PANIC! This is Wikipedia. You do not have to log in to edit, and almost anyone can edit almost any article at any given time. This is shared by everyone who uses or ever has used this public computer, so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you. Not creating an account is quicker, more completely free in resource costs, and more entirely non-intrusive, than creating an account. It is easier to join the community and share what you know, and especially easier to get more incisive feedback from registered editors. Each of us volunteers in different ways. Some Wikipedians make it a hobby, and others just like to have their IP addresses ready for those times when they notice possible improvements. To maintain transparency, and a commitment to a free and open internet that anyone can use without registration, please consider the benefits and if necessary, log out now, and officially join Earth's Wikipedia project by editing from a naked IP address. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock or Template:School block. Public terminals and Wi-Fi hotspots may have set expiry times (usually in 30- or 60-minute intervals); consider this in deciding a block duration. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation; network administrators may be able to disable access to the network by offenders. |
See also
edit- {{Shared IP advice}}
- {{Anonblock}}
- {{School block}}
- {{Proud of editing as an IP}} – humorous template advocating logging out
| Category | Template | Notes |
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| Educational institutions | {{Shared IP edu|<name>|<host>}} |
Including schools, colleges and universities. |
| Public access points | {{Shared IP address (public)|<name>|<host>}} |
Wifi hotspots, public computer terminals, etc. |
| Governmental source | {{Shared IP gov|<name>|<host>}} |
Government sources, including departments and agencies at all levels. |
| Non-ISP businesses | {{Shared IP corp|<name>|<host>}} |
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| Non-shared static IPs | {{Whois|<registration info>}} |
Such as Road Runner Residential. |
| Shared static IPs | {{Static IP|<name>|<host>}} |
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| ISP known to generate Dynamic IPs | {{Dynamic IP|organization|<name>|<host>}} |
Such as AOL. |
| Mobile carrier | {{Mobile IP|<name>|<host>}} |
Such as Telstra Mobile. |
| Internet service providers | {{ISP|<name>|<host>}} |
Such as Cox Communications. The ISP's name will usually be obvious as to whether or not they are ISPs, or you may wish to search to see if there is a relevant Wikipedia article, and then read the information there to see how it is defined. |
| Colocation providers | {{SharedIPcolocation|<name>|<host>}} |
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| Other type of non-ISP organization which may plausibly have shared IPs | {{Shared IP|<name>|<host>|<location>}} |
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| Miscellaneous and other uses | {{whois|<registration info>}} |
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Special cases |
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| Private and Wikimedia Foundation IP addresses | {{WMF IP}} |