Research:User

Generally, a user is an individual who uses or otherwise interacts with the Wikimedia projects.

Types

• Users without an account
  • IP users (previously called "anonymous users", generally used to refer only to users who edited without logging in before temporary accounts existed)
• Users with an account
  • By account type
    • Temporary users
    • Permanent users
  • By account age
    • R:Newly registered user
  • By registration method
    • Autocreated users
    • Self-registered users
    • R:Proxy registered users
  • By bot status
    • R:Bot user