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Line 1: '''CheckUser''' is a tool ~~which~~that iscan ~~used~~be byused by editors with the checkuser permission to check the IP addresses of registered wiki accounts.▼ ~~'''''This is a policy draft and is not yet in effect.'''''~~ ▲'''CheckUser''' is a tool which is used by by editors with the checkuser permission to check the IP addresses of registered wiki accounts. ==Applications== Checkuser has three major applications: * Finding ~~the~~a range of ~~IPs~~IP ~~which~~addresses that are disrupting, so ~~the~~that ~~said~~the range can be blocked.▼ * Finding ~~what~~which IP address a disrupting account uses, for the ~~purpose~~purposes of ~~effectively~~ blocking it effectively.▼ * Finding which users ~~use~~share a common IP address, for looking into abuse of multiple accounts.▼ Under no circumstances is the CheckUser tool to be used in any other fashion, and especially not by a curious checkuser who wants to know a user's IP address.▼ ▲* Finding the range of IPs which are disrupting, so the said range can be blocked. ▲* Finding what IP a disrupting account uses, for the purpose of effectively blocking it. ▲* Finding which users use a common IP, for looking into abuse of multiple accounts. ▲Under no circumstances is the CheckUser tool to be used in any other fashion, and especially not by a curious checkuser who wants to know a user's IP. ==Disclosure of non-public information== CheckUser must be used in accordance with Weird Gloop's [https://weirdgloop.org/privacy/ privacy policy], which generally prohibits disclosure of non-public, personally-identifiable information, without user consent. Unless someone is seriously disrupting the wiki, and revealing information about them is necessary to stop the disruption, it is a violation of the privacy policy to reveal their IP address, whereabouts, or other information sufficient to identify them, unless they have already revealed this information themselves on the project. Even if the user is ~~committing~~acting ~~abuse~~abusively, it's best not to reveal personal information if possible. Do not reveal exact ~~IPs~~IP addresses to a wide audience. When in doubt, provide the least amount of possible information, or [[Special:Contact\|contact ~~the~~ Weird Gloop ~~system administrators~~]] for guidance. ==Access to CheckUser== Only Weird Gloop ~~system administrators~~staff and a small number of local administrators are allowed access to CheckUser. Local CheckUsers ~~can be~~are appointed ~~through~~at ~~consensus~~Weird ~~by the local~~Gloop's ~~community~~discretion. All CheckUsers must be at least 18 years of age, and sign a confidentiality agreement pursuant to the [[~~meta:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy~~Access to non-public personal data policy\|access to ~~nonpublic~~non-public personal ~~information~~data policy]]. Any user account with CheckUser status that is inactive for more than six months will have their CheckUser access removed. In case of ~~abusive use~~abuse of the tool, users with the CheckUser privilege will immediately have their access removed. ~~This~~In ~~will~~particular, inthis ~~particular~~will happen if checks are ~~done~~repeatedly ~~routinely~~performed on editors without a ~~serious~~legitimate ~~motive~~reason to do so. ==Local CheckUser policies== Local wikis may adopt their own CheckUser policies. These policies must: * Link back to this meta policy. * Be at least as strict as ~~the~~this meta policy. * List the current local CheckUsers. The following wikis have their own CheckUser policies: * [[rsw:RuneScape:Check user\|RuneScape Wiki]] * [[~~osrsw~~osw:RuneScape:CheckUser\|Old School RuneScape Wiki]] * [[enmcw:Minecraft Wiki:Check user\|Minecraft Wiki]] ==Current CheckUsers== Weird Gloop staff (those with the "staff" usergroup) have access to CheckUser on all wikis. ~~;Everywhere~~ ~~The following users have global access to CheckUser by virtue of their system administration work for Weird Gloop:~~ [[User:JaydenKieran\|JaydenKieran]] [[User:TehKittyCat\|TehKittyCat]] *[[User:Cook Me Plox\|Cook Me Plox]] ~~;RuneScape Wiki~~ ~~;Old School RuneScape Wiki~~ ~~;RuneScape Classic Wiki~~ For a list of locally appointed CheckUsers, go to <code>Special:ListUsers?group=checkuser</code> on a Weird Gloop wiki. ~~;PT-BR RuneScape Wiki~~ [[Category:~~Policies\|CheckUser~~Global policies]]