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IDs of anons go from 1-9999, but sometimes go to 10 thousand and beyond
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'''''<small><u>*See also: [[List of Anons]]</u></small>'''''
'''''<small><u>*See also: [[List of Anons]]</u></small>'''''


An '''anonymous user''' (often shortened as "anon") is a user who is not currently signed into a Uvias account. They aren't identified by a traditional username; instead, they are assigned a random numerical [[ID]], usually 1-4 digits long, which changes each session.
An '''anonymous user''' (often shortened as "anon") is a user who is not currently signed into a Uvias account. They aren't identified by a traditional username; instead, they are assigned a random numerical [[ID]], 1-4 digits long, which changes each session.


An anonymous user's default screen name is their ID, surrounded by brackets (e.g. <code>[1000]</code>). If they have a nickname set, its value is appended to the end, and an asterisk precedes their ID (e.g. <code>[*1000] sample nickname</code>).
An anonymous user's default screen name is their ID, surrounded by brackets (e.g. <code>[1000]</code>). If they have a nickname set, its value is appended to the end, and an asterisk precedes their ID (e.g. <code>[*1000] sample nickname</code>).