What does sockpuppeting mean?

[Justputitdown]

Just that!

I think it’s where a poster comes on under one name,changes it and comes back under a different one

i could be wrong

Namechanging throughout a thread to create the illusion of multiple different posters.

Creating a fake name/account to argue against or agree with yourself on a thread

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I don't understand deleting a really interesting thread because of it.

Hi OP

It's posting under multiple usernames on one thread. Sometimes it's accidental but it can also be disingenuous! If you have any concerns, please do report them to us using the report button.

I think threads are only deleted due to sock puppets when the Op is the sock puppet or there’s a lot of posters doing it.

How did the op find time to sock puppet 😀

🤣🤣🤣

It's been said before but it would really help if MN could make your username default to the one you've used previously on a thread. I am a regular name changer and nowadays, old threads often pop up in active, but I sometimes forget to change back to whatever old name I was using.

I know why the OP asked this. I had to google the term as well.

I think that particular poster was absolutely full of bullshit.

I wonder which other poster name it was

Not surprised though!

I wondered what that meant. Thats a shame, I always enjoy joining in the large family threads but they always disappear so quickly, its a dangerous topic😄

The same way she had time to manage 11 kids

Was just thinking of starting a thread to ask just this!

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I think she was posting responses under multiple identities.
I strongly suspect that wasn't the only issue.

I may be naive, but I never understand why anyone can be arsed to sock puppet? I mean, what does it achieve?

Tbh, I never understand any of the troll posts in any case. Do people really have nothing better to do?

I reported this one because it was clearly not real. The poster is now banned.

I’m pretty sure there’s been at least another similar story re high numbers. It must be some kind of wish fulfilment

I liked the idea of the protected 1:1 time for 11 children multiple times a week. I can't manage this with 2 🤣

The tales got taller and taller until posters started calling out BS.

They love the drama, mick!

Two part time nurses with a six bed detached house walking distance from their hospital 🙄

I have accidentally done this! I did not realise it was an issue. Not to argue against myself. But I have name changed and then threads come back up again.