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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.
To link to it, type [[User:Example User/Subpage]] To transclude it (like a template) type {{User:Example User/Subpage}} The reason you would want to transclude it is if you want to put a header on every page, all you would need to put is {{User:Example User/Header}}, and you wouldn't need to put the code on each time. Also see Wikipedia:Subpages
If you are new to Wikipedia, you might consider using the standard article format for your userpage initially. That should suffice while you're learning the ropes. If you don't have a user page yet and don't know how to create a page, then click on your user name at the top of the screen and follow the instructions (if the page already exists, your username will be blue instead of red).
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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 ...
In addition to the usual information accessible from an article page such as page history, "Discuss this page" and the like, users visiting user and user talk pages can also click "User contributions" (in the sidebar or at the bottom of the page) to see what contributions you have made at Wikipedia over time, and "Logs" to see records of other ...
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (long lists) Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) Wikipedia:Pro and con lists; Help. Help:List; Help:Table. External links section has free HTML-to-wiki converters. User:Hyacinth/How to use tables; Wikipedia:When to use tables; Help:Sorting. All about automatic sorting of table rows. Rejected proposals ...
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 ]