WikiScanner

Also known as Wikipedia Scanner

WikiScanner (also known as Wikipedia Scanner) was a publicly searchable database that linked anonymous edits on Wikipedia to the organizations where those edits apparently originated. It did this by cross-referencing the edits with data on the owners of the associated block of IP addresses, though it did not investigate edits made under a username. It was created by Virgil Griffith and released on August 13, 2007.

Key facts

Website.name: WikiScanner
Website.screenshot: 250px
Website.caption: Screenshot of the website on August 22, 2007.
Website.url: wikiscanner.virgil.grVirgil Griffith'svirgil.gr (current)
Website.commercial: No
Website.type: Database tool
Website.language: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish
Website.registration: No
Website.owner: Virgil Griffith
Website.author: Virgil Griffith
Website.current_status: Offline (at least since 2013, page moved)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Website
Country: Greece
Headquarters: New York City
Owned by: Virgil Griffith
Official website: wikiscanner.virgil.gr

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Commons category: WikiScanner
language of work or name: Dutch
inception: 2007-00-00
described at URL: wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikiscanner

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WikiScanner, abreviatura de Wikipedia Scanner, es una herramienta que permite el seguimiento y localización de las direcciones IP usadas para editar en la Wikipedia. Esta utilidad fue creada por el estudiante de computación y redes neurales, Virgil Griffith, y lanzada el 14 de agosto de 2007. Wikipedia scanner ofrece una base de datos que rastrea millones de ediciones anónimas en Wikipedia hasta las organizaciones donde esas ediciones se originan mediante la elaboración de una referencia cruzada entre las ediciones de datos y los dueños del respectivo grupo de direcciones IP. El diseño de la base de datos del Wikipedia scanner es posible gracias a la combinación de las políticas de Wikipedia y a la información que está disponible para el público.

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