Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Temporary account IP viewer

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Please review Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer before making a request. Successful applicants must:

• Have an account which is at least 6 months old and which has made at least 300 edits
• Agree to use the IP addresses in accordance with the Foundation's guidelines, solely for the investigation or prevention of vandalism, abuse, or other violations of Wikimedia Foundation or community policies, and understand the risks and responsibilities associated with this privilege

The above requirements are from the Wikimedia Foundation, and are not subject to admin discretion. Additionally, admins must be satisfied that the requesting user has a demonstrated need for access (for example, work at new page patrol, counter-vandalism, or sockpuppet investigations), and are permitted to decline applicants who meet these criteria but are otherwise unsuitable for access to this tool.

Once you have been granted the permission, you must check the box Preferences → User profile → Enable revealing IP addresses for temporary accounts in your preferences.

• BalaM314 (requesting Rollback, Temporary account IP viewer) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^(notify)

I have been active fighting vandalism for several years. I frequently use IP addresses to help fight vandalism by checking for more vandalism coming from the same /24 (ipv4) or /64 (ipv6) range after reverting a problematic edit. I am requesting the temporary account IP viewer permission to continue fighting vandalism. I have read the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy and agree not to disclose IP addresses. I defined IP access controls for an video game server network that has access to thousands of user IP addresses and understand why keeping IP addresses private is important. 『π』BalaM314〘talk〙 18:15, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:29, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Seanwk (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^(notify)

Hi! I am an active RC patroller and try to fight vandalism any time I can. Having IP viewer rights will help me in my mission to make wikipedia a better place. I've reverted a lot of vandalism, and I believe IP viewer rights are important so that I can accomplish my anti-vandalism goals more efficiently. Having this right is not a necessity for me, but it is a privilege that will certainly help me in counter vandalism. I know my account hasn't been here for a long time, but I have experience in anti vandalism, so I hope you can make an exception. Thanks. Seanwk :) | Talk 22:48, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Automated comment This user has had an account for 52 days. — MusikBot ^talk 22:50, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Your account must be at least six months old. Dr vulpes (Talk) 00:19, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• SnowyRiver28 (requesting New page reviewer, Pending changes reviewer, Temporary account IP viewer) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^(notify)

I've been active in RC patrol recently and regularly encounter IP vandals. I would use this tool to aid in investigating vandals and socks. I've read the Foundation Policy and agree to abide by it. SnowyRiver28 (talk) 08:29, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:40, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Khagendrawiki (requesting Pending changes reviewer, Temporary account IP viewer) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^(notify)

I am actively involved in fighting vandalism and regularly patrol Recent Changes and the Special:AbuseLog. Temporary IP viewing access would help me identify and prevent disruptive editing more effectively.I have read and understood the Foundation’s Guidelines. Khagendrawiki (talk) 15:52, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide some examples of your actions where this right would be useful? (Diffs) — rsjaffe 🗣️ 16:32, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, here are some general examples where temporary IP viewing would have helped: 1 2 3 4 this perm would have allowed me to check whether these unregistered editors had a history of similar disruptive edits. This helps identify patterns of vandalism, prevent repeated spam or unconstructive content. Khagendrawiki (talk) 17:42, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]