Squarewave007

IP edits

Re: your message on User talk:Falcon8765 about User talk:96.253.179.2

Hi. When you copied that message over to Falcon's talk page, you copied the part saying, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page - which means it alerted a helper and...here I am! So...

For the past five years, this has been a static IP address used by me and my family. There are only three of us here, and a few guests; I can't imagine any of us has edited anything on Wikipedia, let alone maliciously. After looking around I couldn't find a way to locate the unhelpful edit that came from my IP address; perhaps it's not archived that far back? I do see from this message that it was reverted on or about 10 January 2010.

Could you let me know if it's still possible, and if so - how?

Thanks for your help. I know it's not a huge deal, but for my part I certainly want to make sure none of MY family or friends has ANY hand in polluting something as awesome as Wikipedia.

Roger Squarewave007 (talk) 07:10, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

You can see their contribs by clicking 'user contributions' in the toolbox on the left, when on their user talk page, which takes you to Special:Contributions/96.253.179.2.

By clicking on the '(diff)' part you see the DIFFerence between the edited texts - so the edit mentioned is this one.

However, I wouldn't worry overly; IPs change and are used by many, and sometimes there are 'false positives' - which is why it's always best to log in use an account, etc.

All edits are remembered, forever - except deleted pages, which can only been seen by administrators, and rare cases removed for legal reasons and so on.

Cheers,  Chzz  ►  07:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Squarewave007. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck!  Chzz  ►  07:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

ようこそ You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes. Play in your user area. For example, create User:Squarewave007/test. Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009. When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page. There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia! -- Chzz  ►  07:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Grade sources • Cite sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists • Best articles Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Pages needing attention • Peer review The missing manual