What's the policy on sockpuppets?

[JaneS]

I've looked that the 'trolls' policy thing, but what exactly is the policy on sockpuppets? Is it considered trolling, or will HQ just ignore it?

Thanks.

What is one?

I find you have to sew the button eyes on very securely if you are going to let small children play with them.

Hth.

MNHQ have deleted threads in the past for sock puppetry

there was a recent one where they came on to explain that two of the posters were in fact, one and the same person

they take a dim view of it, unless it's a jokey, harmless thing

quite often it's malicious though

report the SP as you would a troll

MNHQ always interested, and rely on users to patrol and report anything a bit suss

HTH

if you think you have spotted it, report it in the usual way

at Yuno.

Peter, I have reported it. I just wondered afterwards if it was the right thing to do, or if HQ would think I was being rude so wanted to check. They've not replied yet, and I wondered as well if maybe they don't reply if it turns out the reporting person has got it wrong (which I may well have done). I've never reported for that reason before - only ever for offensiveness - so I'm not familiar with it all.

Sweep is ok but sooty is a total cock faced suck up.

Pagwatch!

I think I shall have to have words with HQ about the offensive language in that post young lady!

I agree with everything LemonDifficult says

and so do all my many friends

Oi, Pag, when didya get the upper-case 'P'?

Sorry red......

That LemonDifficult, she's a right cunt.

Ahem.

Sorry, got my wires crossed.

Engelbert - good to know.

It's ok pag, see, I've come right down to your level!

Crikey poledra , you are eagle-eyed!

I was going to try my first ever name change yesterday. I was going to post on the how much do you get paid thread.
But I felt too much of a wanker because of the subject matter and because name changing felt very weird.

I didn't realise I hadn't done a straight change back.

You don't miss anything....spooky

What's a sock puppet?

google not helping me

I keep gettign larry the fukcin lamb

clarn, a sockpuppet is an alter ego created by a poster to back themselves up, using the namechanging facility

Thank you!

Clarnico - when posters A and B are having a barney, sometimes, a poster C will suddenly pop up to say 'ooh, wow, poster A is so wise'. Usually of course it's just because A and C naturally agree, but sometimes it's because poster A has done a swift namechange and posted appearing to agree with herself.

Such posters are called 'sockpuppets'.

HTH

Or, er, Pedlar's massively more concise version ...

no no, I liked yours better

:o

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Hang on......PS and LRD posting in agreement with each other......are you the same person?!