Forum:Issues with IP - Userpage

I'm having an issue with an IP user on Nitrome Wiki. This user is creating a userpage for him/herself and is treating it like (s)he owns the username. I deleted the page and informed the user that they should create an account, but the user created it again. Another admin on Nitrome Wiki has taken initiative to give the user warnings, and a generous helping of them. The only problem is that the anonymous user sometimes edits from different IP addresses.

Question: What can I, as an admin on that Wiki, do? Is it allowed for an IP to create a userpage for a username that doesn't already exist? Should I keep deleting the userpage and put a lock on it? - Random-storykeeper (YELL AT IT) 06:44, January 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * The best thing to do is just lock the page from being made and then forget about it. If they try it again with a new name, block them.--


 * Thank you for the advice. - Random-storykeeper (YELL AT IT) 07:00, January 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm curious how you communicate with a user who is just "A Wikia contributor" / IP address but who hasn't created an account. (You say, "I deleted the page and informed the user that they should create an account". How do you do that? Inform an unregister user?) I sometimes get questions from unregistered guests on wikis I follow - often questions just edited into the middle of the wiki page rather than using the Talk feature - but I know that if I relocate their text and try to reply or edit answers to what they ask, they don't get an eMail notification. Do we just expect them to check back and notice the Talk page later to see what changed? G33Z3R 13:28, January 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * If it is not accepted to create userspace for undregistered users, tell him he can be blocked. If the user is using many computers, you should think of blocking all computers from the same area. I dont remember how it's done, but in some cases it is the best option to prevent vandalism, etc.


 * Penguin-Pal  (talk)  14:44, January 7, 2012 (UTC)