Contributor ID numbers are anonymous users that are browsing and contributing via an IP Address. Supervisors see the IP Address, and do not see the ID Number.
The reason non-members have an ID is because it is a way to track a certain person's contributions when they haven't signed up for an account. The ID keeps their IP address and other personal information private, and acts like a temporary username to track the person's contributions until they sign up for an account on WikiAnswers.
An ID Number is in fact a contributor that has not signed up and is contributing via their IP Address.
Sorry, WikiAnswers has no way to contact a contributor who has not registered.
TAX ID numbers are private information. WikiAnswers does not know and will not publish private information.
If you see an answer by an ID member (ex: ID29486027) it is an unregistered, anonymous user on WikiAnswers.
They are probably a WikiAnswers generated question seeder, which is in some ways similar to an automated program that is designed to submit questions to WikiAnswers. ---- It's the ID number for the computer you're using so companies can track spammers and vandals if you're breaking rules on one account and acting innocent on another.
The number is an IP address, for anyone who is not a member or anyone who is a member but isn't logged in. It enables you to be identified.
they email it to you
Your ID to your Yahoo! Messenger is the first part of your email. EXP: If WikiAnswers had an email account with Yahoo! Wiki's Messenger ID would look like this: wikianswers Because their email would probably be: wikianswers@yahoo.com But theirs is at answers.com
A user with an ID does not have a profile. He is a "guest" who does not have an account on WikiAnswers.
look in the history of changes
If you are logged in, your username is visible next to the house on the top of the blue bar on the left. If you are not logged in, to see what ID you are given you must first make a contribution and then look in the question history to see what ID you were given. The ID is associated with your IP in the WikiAnswers servers.
WikiAnswers does not give out personal information.