 | This is a failed proposal. Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use the talk page or initiate a thread at the village pump. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Anonymous users from Shared IPs may not edit mainspace articles. |
This policy aims to restrict anonymous editors from shared internet protocol addresses (shared IPs) from modifying mainspace articles. This includes many mainstream internet service providers (ISPs) such as America Online and Verizon Broadband, as well as many schools, large businesses, and congressional offices. Shared IP users may still edit talk pages, user talk pages, and any page not within the main article namespace. If a user from a shared IP wishes to contribute to the main article namespace, he or she may register for an account to do so.