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'''CheckUser''' is a special tool on Test Wiki. The tool allows users in the <code>checkusers</code> group to check and view the IP addresses and other technical information about user accounts. This information is usually considered private, and therefore CheckUser access will not be granted to anyone who is not a steward and/or sysadmin, and will only be granted to the most trusted stewards and sysadmins. Additionally, no steward nor sysadmin should retain CheckUser rights indefinitely - they should only assign them to themselves or others when they are needed each time. This is for purposes of transparency, as the CheckUser log is not publicly visible. Users with CheckUser access can perform CheckUsers through [[Special:CheckUser]] and view a log of such actions at [[Special:CheckUserLog]]. Occasionally, CheckUsers will block accounts and/or IP addresses based on private data - these blocks will be marked with <code><nowiki>{{CheckUser block}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Checkuserblock-account}}</nowiki></code> in the block log. Non-CheckUsers must not overturn such blocks without permission from a CheckUser.
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'''CheckUser''' is a [[<tvar name=1>Special:CheckUser</tvar>|restricted special page]] that is fully available only to stewards and system administrators. CheckUser allows authorized users to check and view what IP addresses have been used by user accounts – data which is normally hidden. They can also view some other technical information about browsers and user clients.
 
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A log of CheckUser actions is [[<tvar name=1>Special:CheckUserLog</tvar>|kept privately]]. Due to the sensitivity of the tool, Checkuser rights will not be granted to any non-stewards or sysadmins except under exceptional circumstances. Administrators, however, can test the tool on their own account and IP address only.
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CheckUser is a restricted special page that is fully available only to stewards and system administrators. CheckUser allows authorized users to check and view what IP addresses have been used by user accounts – data which is normally hidden. They can also view some other technical information about browsers and user clients.

A log of CheckUser actions is kept privately. Due to the sensitivity of the tool, Checkuser rights will not be granted to any non-stewards or sysadmins except under exceptional circumstances. Administrators, however, can test the tool on their own account and IP address only.

User rights
Default Implicit: (all) • Users • Autoconfirmed users
Bots • Administrators • Bureaucrats • Suppressors • Interface administrators
Granted/revoked by
Administrators Autochecked users • Autopatrolled users • Chat moderators • Confirmed users • Patrollers • Reviewers • Translation administrators • Users blocked from chat
Bureaucrats Bots • Interwiki administrators • Administrators • Bureaucrats
Stewards Administrators • Bureaucrats • Suppressors • Interface administrators • Checkusers • Stewards
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