I am IP49XX.
My username reflects the common prefix of the anon IP addresses I always used for editing.
I prefer editing anonymously by IP, as I do not wish to have long-term commitments to Wikipedia.
But recently, I've encountered how IP editors often face negative assumptions, especially on controversial topics.[1] This seems to only ever be an issue with articles that are a bit controversial. People tend to look at any new IP editor negatively. Because of this, I have decided to make this account specifically for editing those articles from now on instead of anon IP editing, to help mitigate these assumptions.[2]
For transparency, here are some of the IP addresses I have used to edit in the past months:
49.180.105.75 (talk · contribs)
49.186.109.79 (talk · contribs)
49.181.79.23 (talk · contribs)
49.179.43.130 (talk · contribs)
49.186.88.247 (talk · contribs)
49.195.14.60 (talk · contribs)