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A CheckUser is a Wikipedia user account that actively holds the CheckUser user permissions. It is a functionary -level of privileged access that is granted to a small group of trusted Wikipedia users, which allows them to access the CheckUser tool and its features.
CheckUser is a function of MediaWiki that investigates the IP addresses of an account to enforce blocks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Together with manual inspection, it assists in uncovering illegitimate behavior such as spam. [ 3 ]
Users who are granted and possess the CheckUser flag (checkuser user group) have access to Special:CheckUser, a function page that allows them to view a list of all IP addresses that have been used by a user account to edit the English Wikipedia, an extended list of all edits made from an IP address or range (which includes edits that were made ...
The CheckUser policy is a policy which governs the use of the CheckUser tool on Wikimedia projects. It may refer to: The global CheckUser policy on the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki, which applies to all Wikimedia projects; The local CheckUser policy governing the use of CheckUser on the English Wikipedia
On English Wikipedia, administrators and editors may request checks through private channels (email, IRC, or other messaging), and CheckUsers may run queries without a specific request when they themselves identify suspicious accounts. Some other Wikimedia projects require that all CheckUser requests be made on-wiki.
This is a maintenance category, used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains non-article pages , or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories.
Monitoring checkuser and oversight compliance with the WMF's checkuser and oversight policies, which are reflected in the related policies of the English Wikipedia; see Wikipedia:Checkuser and Wikipedia:Oversight. Members of the review board are granted the following rights: Use of the checkuser and oversight functions.
CheckUser and Oversight: These rights are only granted by the Arbitration Committee, and only after strict scrutiny. More information can be found here . AfC reviewer : This access is granted by administrators at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants .