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Originally Posted by crawford
Well I was reading if you do not have a members account on wikipedia then people can track your IP or have access to it ans was wondering if it is worth becoming a member?
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Having your IP address "on record" is more of a scare tactic than anything else. Like stated above if you're using your run-of-the-mill ISPs then you have nothing to worry about in terms of hackers. And the average person doesn't know what to do with someone's IP anyway. Lastly if "they" really wanted to do something (and I'm speaking from personal experience) they would have to file a complaint with your ISP and then your ISP would contact you in regards to the matter. Yes, it has happened to me and I got a slap on the wrist, all because they traced my IP back to me. Would this happen with Wikipedia? Probably not, they would just ban your account and prevent logins from that IP subnet.
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