Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25855974-20160806034121/@comment-28478783-20160808214445

I am a little confused as to why each IP address isn't by default imited to one account.

If there was a bot to check the IPs of each person and automatically block second accounts, it would make it somewhat easier on admins on wikis that struggle with socking individuals. Many regular users MCPE wikia I edit on has grown somewhat paranoid because of all the sockpuppets we have encountered, and many accounts blocked for other reasons (spam, vandalism, flame wars) have also been suspected of being sockpuppets of previously blocked users. Unless someone has a great knowledge of programming and can conceal their IP/ hack a butt-ton of computers and use them as proxies, a vandal/offending user may not be able to find a way of getting past this. One of the editors on my wiki even had a cousin come over, steal his phone/tablet/whatever he used, and make an account that wreaked havoc for (thankfully) a very short period of time, and had his IP temporarily blocked as a result. When he finally came back on, he was confused and frustrated for obvious reasons, but all the admin could do was tell him that it was done as a precaution. With the bot in place to autocheck the IPs, it would prevent even instances like this.

There are further benefits to this action. By having Wikia Staff control the bot and create exceptions to its rules, there could be instances where individuals could request extra accounts for edit-bots that run on their computers and recieve them after showing their credentials to prove they are not merely making a new account to cause harm to a wiki. This can also go for Wiki staff or other individuals who may need a second account for who-knows-what.

Still somewhat confused, and lightweight paranoid,

21:44, August 8, 2016 (UTC)