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'''Sockpuppetry''' is when a user uses multiple | '''Sockpuppetry''' is when a [[user]] uses multiple [[account]]s for abusive purposes, mainly to evade a [[block]] or a ban. A person who makes sockpuppets is sometimes called a ''''sockmaster''''. | ||
==Legitimate uses for alternate accounts== | ==Legitimate uses for alternate accounts== | ||
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* | *[[:Category:User Bot|Bots]] | ||
* | *Humor accounts | ||
* | *Privacy | ||
* | *[[Doppelganger]] | ||
* | *Test accounts | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[WikiIndex:Blocking and banning policy]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki People| ]] | |||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 02:13, 30 January 2017
Sockpuppetry is when a user uses multiple accounts for abusive purposes, mainly to evade a block or a ban. A person who makes sockpuppets is sometimes called a 'sockmaster'.
Legitimate uses for alternate accounts
- Bots
- Humor accounts
- Privacy
- Doppelganger
- Test accounts