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Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit
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This Wikipedia page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus has become unclear. If you want to revive discussion regarding the subject, you should seek broader input via a forum such as the proposals page of the village pump. |
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| As of 2005, edits are no longer reattributed, so this page is no longer active. |
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You may make a list of your contributions and post it to your new User page, or a subpage of it. If you have a static IP (all your edits came from the same IP address) you can easily copy this list from the Contributions page -- just click the "User contributions" link from the sidebar of the User or Talk page of the old IP (this takes you to [[Special:Contributions/(IP address)]). If your contributions were made under many different IPs, you will have to assemble the list by hand.
If you have a static IP that will not be reused by others, you may redirect your anonymous User: and User Talk: pages to your new account.
- Put a note at the top of your new User: and User Talk: page to explain the change.
- This does not merge your contributions history; old edits will still be attributed to the old (IP) account, but anyone investigating those edits will be redirected to your new name. If it is really important to you to change the attribution, you can still follow the instructions to add your request to the list below, with the understanding that it may not ever be implemented.
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General Notes
It is possible for a developer to alter the database such that an edit which was attributed to an anonymous IP address is attributed to a username. This is usually requested because either:
- An editor contributes anonymously for a while, and then creates a username and wants their previous edits attributed to their new name; or
- A user accidentally logged out before making an edit. (Note that there is a simple way to "reclaim" such an inadvertently anonymous edit, provided you act straight away: While still logged out, revert to the version in the history immediately before the edit. Then log in and re-revert to the version after the edit, re-entering your original edit summary.)
Developers reserve the right to deny requests if they feel that there is any reason to doubt the identity of the contributor.
Please note that it may take some months before a developer has time to carry out your request.
Changed Username
If a user changes from one username to another and wishes all their old edits to be attributed to the new name, see Wikipedia:Changing username.
Notes on IP addresses
If you wish to change the attribution of an edit in this way, place a request below using the same IP address as you used to make the edit. This is so that we can be sure the IP address was really the user in question. In some cases, an IP address from the same dial-up ISP will be sufficient. Also include the target username, and a link to the diff.
Old Logs
Rejected requests
Procedures
Note:You must do this on the computer on which you did the original edits. Please follow procedure, as it will make the process go much faster.
- Make sure you are not logged in.
- Create a new heading labeled with your IP address like this: ===1.2.3.4=== at the top of the list.
- Copy the table below under the new heading, your IP will be automatically entered.
- Add any notes to the Notes section; otherwise, leave this section blank. If these edits are in a foreign language wiki, note it here.
- Save the page.
- LOG IN, and add your user name with ~~~~ to the section "ADD YOUR USERNAME AND TIMESTAMP AFTER YOU LOG BACK IN"
- Manually remove User: and extra brackets from the IP addresses, so that is is in this format: [[Special:Contributions/1.2.3.4|1.2.3.4]].
- The last 2 cells are for the user/time stamps of the checkers and database changers. Please delete the text and leave blank.
- Have patience. The checkers and database changers will eventually get around to it.
If your request is declined for some reason, it may be moved to Wikipedia:Changing_attribution_for_an_edit/Rejected_requests and an explanation given below it.
Table to Copy
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Instructions for developers
- log on zwinger
- change to the maintenance/ directory
- Delete ../attribute.log and ../attribute.sql if they are there from a previous run (they are in the parent directory, not in maintenance/ ).
- Run script attribute.php . example: php attribute.php en wikipedia 216.103.211.240 "Daniel Quinlan". This will append a log entry to attribute.log, and some SQL statements to attribute.sql. Note that PHP doesn't work on ariel at the moment (2004-07-17). It's acceptable to run attribute.php on a slave machine, as long as the slave is up to date.
- If necessary, review attribute.sql, and delete any unnecessary SQL statements.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each person
- Send the SQL file into the mysql client, making sure you are using the master database.
- Copy the contents of attribute.log to the wiki
Bigboy 123
| --Connor401 (talk) 02:23, 29 November 2007 (UTC) |
Bigboy123 |
Bigboy123 is a random "Pudonym" i created for some edits but now i want them to be attributed to my main account which is Connor401. These are the same user and it is not a sock puppet. Confirmation: --Bigboy123 (talk) 02:25, 29 November 2007 (UTC) |
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83.90.63.14
71.199.123.24
69.168.215.85
| Ariel. 19:56, 5 October 2006 (UTC) |
69.168.215.85 |
The IP does not match, but it's the same ISP (comcast) |
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67.165.96.26
| Ariel. 19:56, 5 October 2006 (UTC) |
67.165.96.26 |
The IP does not match, but it's the same ISP (comcast) |
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67.172.17.210
| Ariel. 19:56, 5 October 2006 (UTC) |
67.172.17.210 |
The IP does not match, but it's the same ISP (comcast) |
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82.44.181.188 & 82.44.176.110
82.26.197.74 & 82.26.198.108
212.159.91.204
130.15.2.252
70.24.238.192
69.22.225.178
| Psantora 20:33, 4 May 2005 (UTC) |
69.22.225.178 |
Is there any realistic chance of this being implemented? ;) |
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24.250.63.97
129.177.61.124
193.52.108.46
| Armandito 08:44, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)) |
[[Special:Contributions/193.52.108.46|193.52.108.46] |
I made some edits to the french wikipedia, without being logged. |
Please change the contributions "baaziz", "nusselt", and "Affaire Molière - Corneille" of 193.52.108.46 for Armandito. Thanks. |
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218.50.191.197
| JackSeoul 08:13, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC) |
218.50.191.197 |
Please change all contributions from "218.50.191.197" to "JackSeoul" |
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4.244.168.221
4.244.168.44
4.245.73.205
63.89.221.130
12.221.102.115
171.65.85.86
209.182.101.246
24.217.8.113
141.155.10.233
193.52.150.196
| StephaneW 15:01, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/193.52.150.196|193.52.150.196] |
These edits are in the french wikipedia. I have edited the article about YES (histoire et discographie. Thanks for your help |
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217.95.34.199
| Rwirth 21:41, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC) |
217.82.32.121 |
These edits are in the german wikipedia. The article "monolithischer Kernel" and the corresponding edits were contributed by me, along with an edit in "Kernel" |
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158.4.56.6
62.153.60.78
German Wikipedia
64.83.38.14
70.68.76.224
68.163.37.236
144.62.203.241
66.149.184.82
195.173.199.115
200.104.213.203
81.217.34.229
210.49.162.66
| plattopus (talk) 13:01, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC) (use 211.28.155.26 12:56, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)) |
[[Special:Contributions/211.28.155.26|211.28.155.26] |
The Ytse_Jam_Records contribution is mainly why I want to reclaim my anon edits. EDIT: It seems that unplugging my modem while without a computer has given me a new IP, will I have to prove that the edits were mine in some other way? (Personally I think the combination of Ytse Jam Records and Ringwood, Victoria contributions proves that its me :)) |
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85.76.152.179
| JIP 15:18, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/85.76.152.179|85.76.152.179] |
I am the same person as 193.167.132.66. This is my home computer, 193.167.132.66 is my work computer. Turns out the computer kept the same IP address. |
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193.167.132.66
| JIP 12:48, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/193.167.132.66|193.167.132.66] |
I am the same person as 85.76.152.179. This is my work computer, 85.76.152.179 is my home computer. My home computer uses DHCP so it might have a different 85.76.152.x IP by now. |
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24.172.85.218
128.120.185.62
68.57.230.221
64.16.181.63
193.120.123.2
218.50.191.197
| JackSeoul 08:13, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC) |
218.50.191.197 |
Please change all contributions from "218.50.191.197" to "JackSeoul" |
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202.27.240.6
| Onco p53 23:52, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC) |
202.27.240.6 |
Please change all for this IP except for the 10:02, 11 Feb 2005 one. This is the proxy server for a small company. [1] |
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68.190.162.144
81.156.49.248
217.42.110.231
66.189.89.87
68.0.215.210
| – flamuraiTM 09:02, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC) |
68.0.215.210 |
Unfortunately, I'm no longer on the ISP that IP address is associated with. The best proof I can give you is this, where I got logged out when making an edit, then logged back in and made another (minor) edit just so I'd have some attribution for the major edit I made. Also, I edited User:68.0.215.210 (hist) at the same time just to say that it was my IP. |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHECKER |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHANGER |
171.65.85.86
| L&m3d 06:43, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/171.65.85.86|171.65.85.86] |
IF YOU NEED SPACE FOR NOTES - OTHERWISE LEAVE BLANK |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHECKER |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHANGER |
67.166.251.117
146.50.202.253
| Ae-a 06:09, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/146.50.202.253|146.50.202.253] |
As well as having edits attributed to my IP in [[:en:]] (this Wikipedia), I have made edits in foreign language Wikipedias such as de:, fr:, nl:, pl: and maybe a few others. Do I need an account on the Foreign language Wikipedias to attribute the edits to me, or can they be attributed to my account on the English Wikipedia? |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHECKER |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHANGER |
195.134.140.115
| Unable to add username due to registration to a different wikipedia (de.wikipedia.org), I composed timestamp for reference.
195.134.140.115 15:56, 14 May 2005 (UTC))
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[[Special:Contributions/195.134.140.115|195.134.140.115] |
My additions are in the de.wikipedia. Please attribute the following two IP's to the User: Protagoras (that's me in the de.wikipedia): 195.134.140.150 and 195.134.140.104
Thank you.
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LEAVE BLANK FOR CHECKER |
LEAVE BLANK FOR CHANGER |
145.94.40.183
194.183.200.211
| Criric 10:13, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/194.183.200.211|194.183.200.211] |
Contributions in French in fr.wikipedia.org (I had to create my user twice, once in fr.wikipedia.org and once in en.wikipedia. Please attach my contributions to the French one and, if that makes things clearer, do delete my English user as I don't intend to update English pages. Sorry if this makes things difficult ; I only realised it afterwards). |
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68.8.131.28
69.104.38.49
| sam999 03:04, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)(use 69.104.38.49 02:54, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)) |
[[Special:Contributions/69.104.38.49| 69.104.38.49] |
Please attribute the contributions of this IP address to [[User:sam999|sam999], under article "Preview (software)"]
[Please DO NOT - this user is a persistent vandal]
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203.59.125.206
24.211.132.134
137.69.199.247
24.60.189.129
82.152.123.117
203.185.240.11
63.224.46.210
203.115.188.66
161.254.5.251
82.92.119.11
| JRM 23:28, 2004 Dec 24 (UTC) (use 82.92.119.11 23:26, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)) |
[[Special:Contributions/82.92.119.11|82.92.119.11] |
A silly experiment in anonymity by a registered user. Time to come clean and let everyone know it was me. |
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67.11.195.46
65.218.187.18
67.163.228.240
68.164.153.41
68.164.156.126
68.110.225.206
216.175.84.101
| --Samuel Wantman 21:30, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/216.175.84.101|216.175.84.101] |
Please Attribute edits by User:216.175.84.101 to User:SamuelWantman. Thanks. (I have an Earthlink ADSL account so my address changes now and then. If this is not sufficient verification, what should I do?) |
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24.80.25.91
132.170.126.89
217.208.189.47
200.255.45.241
Hi. Sorry for not using a board like others did. But my case is quite simple: this list of edits attributed to this IP address were all done by me. In most cases, those were my early edits, before I had created my Wikipedia account. In a few instances, I accidentally edited without logging in. The dates of the early edits are consistent (i.e. previous, even if by hours) with my creating an account (check my talk page, namely Isomorphic's welcome message). Furthermore, in all pages edited (except for a couple I only edited that one time), if you check those pages's histories, you'll see I've edited them all at a later time, already under my user name, hence my user name, "Redux", should appear in all of those pages's histories. Finally, I'm embarassed to say that I only waited this long to request this because I thought it would be a laborious process. My mistake. Regards, Redux 18:06, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Just found out that my IP address has changed since my anon edits in March. Hope that evidence presented above will suffice. Table:
195.66.96.31
| georgios 14:12, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC) (use 195.66.96.31 14:09, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)) |
[[Special:Contributions/195.66.96.31|195.66.96.31] |
When I made the edits I want to have attributed to me (28Nov04, 10Dec04, 11Dec04), I used the IPs 195.66.109.230 and 195.66.96.100 |
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204.42.30.45
220.110.51.40
| Orinthe 15:09, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC) |
[[Special:Contributions/220.110.51.40|220.110.51.40] |
Edits made before account creation from behind university firewall. One edit appears under this IP that was not mine: 17:01, 7 Dec 2004 Nicole Richie . |
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128.196.164.121
192.168.1.100
24.176.189.227
209.219.209.68
159.218.3.8
| CucFan (use 159.218.3.8 13:17, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)) |
[[Special:Contributions/159.218.3.8|159.218.3.8] |
My corrections so far are all in the "Warren Cuccurullo" and "Missing Persons" possibly "Duran Duran" also. |
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82.168.74.220
194.171.252.100
141.168.125.53
64.65.127.214
| Mordomo 04:29, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC) (use |
