User talk:57.140.16.45

Hello

I know I'm being a nosey mare but I'm so curious about why you don't have an account? Obviously it's not a requirement but I'm sure I've seen you 'knocking around' on another 57 ip. The reason I'm asking is you are obviously experienced, you have a lot of Wikipedia policy knowledge and most of all you are helpful, which is so nice to see.

As I said, I'm just a nosey parker but I wanted to also say thank you for all your contributions. IP's get a bad rap sometimes, and not enough thanks. Knitsey (talk) 21:31, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

@Knitsey, I got asked that question several times when I was 199.208.172.35 - you can still look through the answers at User talk:199.208.172.35 if you'd like (they're in the extended content collapsed box, along with all the other messages from one of my sordid pasts ). Things many change quite a bit next year when IP masking happens. We'll see. 57.140.16.45 (talk) 21:36, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Well now I feel like a proper numpty for pestering you lol. Sorry about that. I'm betting you did an eye-roll.

I do like to occasionally say thanks to ip's that are so helpful. Knitsey (talk) 21:46, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the thanks, @Knitsey! Much better than being randomly reverted.

Any regular IP editor will quickly learn they should expect to be asked your question a lot (that's one reason why I used to have a FAQ). But we largely hold true to the Association of Good Faith Wikipedians Who Remain Unregistered on Principle. 57.140.16.45 (talk) 21:53, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

I didn't even know that existed! (Although I feel even MORE guilty now). I wish we had a thanks button for ip's, not just registered users.

I will desist from interrogating ip's about creating an account and stick to just saying thanks. Knitsey (talk) 22:02, 25 October 2023 (UTC)