Thread:Sannse/@comment-32797736-20170930164238/@comment-8-20171002165100

People who are not logged in show their IP when they edit on a wiki (or comment etc.)  Generally speaking an IP doesn't tell you more than what ISP the person uses, and the general area they live. They certainly don't give anyone a name.

Logged in people don't show their IP on-wiki, but staff, VSTF and a couple of other trusted groups have a way to see them. We only use this if it's important to do so, for example if someone is vandalizing using many accounts and we need to block the IP.

This tool is not generally avaliable to admins, so the Admin would not know the IPs of logged in users.

There is one way they might know an IP though, if someone accidentally edits logged out, and then edits in a way that shows who they are (maybe editing the same page in the same way as when they were logged in). But even then, that doesn't give away someone's name or actual location, just a general location (for example, mine shows I am in San Francisco, but not my home address).

I hope that helps.