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As of 2005, edits are no longer reattributed.
However, you may wish to consider the following options:
You may make a list of your contributions and post it to your new User page, or a subpage of it. If you have a static IP (all your edits came from the same IP address) you can easily copy this list from the Contributions page -- just click the "User contributions" link from the sidebar of the User or Talk page of the old IP (this takes you to Special:Contributions/(IP address)). If your contributions were made under many different IPs, you will have to assemble the list by hand.
If you have a static IP that will not be reused by others, you may redirect your anonymous User: and User Talk: pages to your new account.
It is possible for a developer to alter the database such that an edit which was attributed to an anonymous IP address is attributed to a username. This is usually requested because either:
Developers reserve the right to deny requests if they feel that there is any reason to doubt the identity of the contributor.
Please note that it may take some months before a developer has time to carry out your request.
If a user changes from one username to another and wishes all their old edits to be attributed to the new name, see Wikipedia:Changing username.
If you wish to change the attribution of an edit in this way, place a request below using the same IP address as you used to make the edit. This is so that we can be sure the IP address was really the user in question. In some cases, an IP address from the same dial-up ISP will be sufficient. Also include the target username, and a link to the diff.
Note:You must do this on the computer on which you did the original edits. Please follow procedure, as it will make the process go much faster.
If your request is declined for some reason, it may be moved to Wikipedia:Changing_attribution_for_an_edit/Rejected_requests and an explanation given below it.
{| border="1" |- |ADD YOUR USERNAME AND TIMESTAMP AFTER YOU LOG BACK IN (use ~~~~) |[[Special:Contributions/~~~|~~~]] | | | |}
This page is currently inactive and is retained for
historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
As of 2005, edits are no longer reattributed.
However, you may wish to consider the following options:
You may make a list of your contributions and post it to your new User page, or a subpage of it. If you have a static IP (all your edits came from the same IP address) you can easily copy this list from the Contributions page -- just click the "User contributions" link from the sidebar of the User or Talk page of the old IP (this takes you to Special:Contributions/(IP address)). If your contributions were made under many different IPs, you will have to assemble the list by hand.
If you have a static IP that will not be reused by others, you may redirect your anonymous User: and User Talk: pages to your new account.
It is possible for a developer to alter the database such that an edit which was attributed to an anonymous IP address is attributed to a username. This is usually requested because either:
Developers reserve the right to deny requests if they feel that there is any reason to doubt the identity of the contributor.
Please note that it may take some months before a developer has time to carry out your request.
If a user changes from one username to another and wishes all their old edits to be attributed to the new name, see Wikipedia:Changing username.
If you wish to change the attribution of an edit in this way, place a request below using the same IP address as you used to make the edit. This is so that we can be sure the IP address was really the user in question. In some cases, an IP address from the same dial-up ISP will be sufficient. Also include the target username, and a link to the diff.
Note:You must do this on the computer on which you did the original edits. Please follow procedure, as it will make the process go much faster.
If your request is declined for some reason, it may be moved to Wikipedia:Changing_attribution_for_an_edit/Rejected_requests and an explanation given below it.
{| border="1" |- |ADD YOUR USERNAME AND TIMESTAMP AFTER YOU LOG BACK IN (use ~~~~) |[[Special:Contributions/~~~|~~~]] | | | |}