Wikipedia:WikiProject User warnings/Testing/Shared IPs

Many users of Wikipedia are accessing the site from a library, mobile hotspot, or other shared IP address, and their first experience with the editing community may be a talk page full of warnings that are not directed at them. This test aims to measure the effect of vigorously archiving old messages on shared IP talk pages. We have divided Category:Wikipedia user talk pages of shared IP addresses (about 38,000 talk pages) in half. The control group is left untouched, while the test group is archived every 14 days (if there are no edits or active blocks on that page). We have also replaced the header templates on some of these pages with more friendly, welcoming messages that encourage users to create an account. At the end of the test, we will measure:


 * 1) Whether there was an increase in constructive editing from IPs that had their pages archived.
 * 2) Whether there was an increase in number of registered accounts from IPs that had their header templates replaced.

Note: Before carrying out this test, we received approval on VPR and BRFA for the bot, SharedIPArchiveBot, that is performing the archiving.

SingNet: Control
Attention:

This IP address, , is registered to SingNet, an ISP owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and is shared by multiple users. Comments left on this page may be received by other users of this IP and appear to be irrelevant. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking.

If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this is not the IP address of your machine. is the IP address of a proxy server that communicates between your browser and the Wikimedia servers. These and other proxies are shared among thousands of SingNet users. If you are frustrated by irrelevant comments appearing here, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself. '''Please note: SingNet users often change IP addresses with each page they load. Warnings or messages left on this page will not likely be received by the intended user. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the most recent messages.'''

SingNet: New
Welcome!

Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account!

Your IP address, , is registered to SingNet, an ISP owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and is shared by multiple users, so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you.

To have your own user pages, keep track of articles you've edited in a watchlist, and have access to a few other special features, please consider registering an account! It's fast and free.

If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this is not the IP address of your machine. is the IP address of a proxy server that communicates between your browser and the Wikimedia servers. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation.