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As of writing, IP Info can be only used if the underlying actor (IP or Temporary account) has any contributions. This is problematic, as it disallows users from querying data when: * the actor has made edits, but those were since deleted, * the actor attempted to make edits, but those were prevented via AbuseFilter/spam blacklist/similar This invites IP Info users to take the IP to a third party tool to get the same information IP Info would've provided them with. With #temporary_accounts, this would correspond to reveals. An example for only deleted edits is https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:P%C5%99%C3%ADsp%C4%9Bvky/90.64.74.82?uselang=en. On that page, hiting `IP information` displays: {F57718555} However. the IP address //did// make some edits; those edits merely happen to be deleted (see [deleted contributions query](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:Smazan%C3%A9_p%C5%99%C3%ADsp%C4%9Bvky/90.64.74.82?uselang=en)). Because IP Info does not allow users to query IP Info on all actors, users are forced to use external tools like [Bullseye](https://bullseye.toolforge.org/), even though IP Info provides a similar level of details like Bullseye does. Filled based on feedback from Wikimedia Checkusers.

Summary of what is proposed: > check if the IP either exists in the CheckUser or AbuseFilter tables, or has contributions. That would mean we couldn't look up data for IPs who had contributed more than 3 months ago, unless they have contributions. --- As of writing, IP Info can be only used if the underlying actor (IP or Temporary account) has any contributions. This is problematic, as it disallows users from querying data when: * the actor has made edits, but those were since deleted, * the actor attempted to make edits, but those were prevented via AbuseFilter/spam blacklist/similar This invites IP Info users to take the IP to a third party tool to get the same information IP Info would've provided them with. With #temporary_accounts, this would correspond to reveals. An example for only deleted edits is https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:P%C5%99%C3%ADsp%C4%9Bvky/90.64.74.82?uselang=en. On that page, hiting `IP information` displays: {F57718555} However. the IP address //did// make some edits; those edits merely happen to be deleted (see [deleted contributions query](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:Smazan%C3%A9_p%C5%99%C3%ADsp%C4%9Bvky/90.64.74.82?uselang=en)). Because IP Info does not allow users to query IP Info on all actors, users are forced to use external tools like [Bullseye](https://bullseye.toolforge.org/), even though IP Info provides a similar level of details like Bullseye does. Filed based on feedback from Wikimedia Checkusers.

Summary of what is proposed: > check if the IP either exists in the CheckUser or AbuseFilter tables, or has contributions. That would mean we couldn't look up data for IPs who had contributed more than 3 months ago, unless they have contributions. --- As of writing, IP Info can be only used if the underlying actor (IP or Temporary account) has any contributions. This is problematic, as it disallows users from querying data when: * the actor has made edits, but those were since deleted, * the actor attempted to make edits, but those were prevented via AbuseFilter/spam blacklist/similar This invites IP Info users to take the IP to a third party tool to get the same information IP Info would've provided them with. With #temporary_accounts, this would correspond to reveals. An example for only deleted edits is https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:P%C5%99%C3%ADsp%C4%9Bvky/90.64.74.82?uselang=en. On that page, hiting `IP information` displays: {F57718555} However. the IP address //did// make some edits; those edits merely happen to be deleted (see [deleted contributions query](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:Smazan%C3%A9_p%C5%99%C3%ADsp%C4%9Bvky/90.64.74.82?uselang=en)). Because IP Info does not allow users to query IP Info on all actors, users are forced to use external tools like [Bullseye](https://bullseye.toolforge.org/), even though IP Info provides a similar level of details like Bullseye does. Filled based on feedback from Wikimedia Checkusers.