Forum:Should IPs sign posts?

I'm aware that it's proper Wiki etiquette for registered contributors to sign their posts when leaving messages, but what about IP addresses? I've been curious about this for quite some time. A few months back, Nitrome Wiki had an "IP scare" where users began scoping other users' talk pages to remove signatures (ex. here) of anonymous contributors. There was a concern that an IP address could be traced to a location that could reveal a person's whereabouts, so all evidence of an IP signatures on talk pages is usually erased on Nitrome Wiki. 07:25, September 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * IP addresses are rarely accurate enough or consistent enough to give a reliable location. IPs should sign their posts. --Callofduty4 (talk) 07:33, September 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * IPs should sign their posts - it's still recorded in the page history revision, so there is no point in removing it from the current revision Any users who are concerned should simply register an account. It is very easy for anyone to obtain someone else's IP address regardless. -452 02:32, September 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes. As stated by Callofduty4 and 452, it is generally recommended that IPs sign their posts because - although it is recored in the page history - it makes things easier for the receiver of the message so they know whose talk page they should leave their reply on. On Message Walls, however, you don't need to sign; it is automatic.  Love and Lust  22:57, September 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * Also, many if not most ISPs these days use dynamic IP allocation, so if the user is with such an ISP (as I am, I'm on Three UK), posting from there is the equivalent of phoning from a public call box; the post can be accurately traced back only as far as the ISP, not to an individual user thereof. -- RobertATfm (talk) 13:09, September 29, 2012 (UTC)