Forum:Checkuser Right

I've been considering making this forum for awhile now, and I believe now is the time to do so. As the wiki gets more and more users, we also get more and more people who break the rules, which is why we have administrators here to help out. In very few cases, users sockpuppet, or evade their ban to edit the Sonic News Network. We've had quite a few cases of sockpuppeting on the Sonic News Network, and while it can typically be handled by the administrators on their own, I believe it wouldn't hurt to add an extra user right to help make things easier on our administrators, so they can spend their time on here doing other things rather then working with long cases. The checkuser right will cut the time we have to work on this to practically nothing. It gives the IP Address of the user in question, and can be used to compare and contrast the IPs of suspected sockpuppets. This tool is not to be taken lightly, however. It is a very very delicate tool that only a few select users should have. I don't even believe that all administrators should wield this tool, only a few will work. While this will require Wikia Staff's approval, I'm sure that with the size of our wiki, they'll approve it. Before I ask them for them to give us this right, we need everyone's opinion here. I for one, support this idea. I'd love to hear any arguments on why we shouldn't have this right if anyone has one. -- 21:42, September 17, 2012 (UTC)