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'''Sockpuppetry''' is when a user uses multiple accounts for abusive purposes, mainly to evade a [[Block|block]] or a ban. A person who makes sockpuppets is sometimes called a "'''sockmaster'''".
'''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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* '''Bots'''
*[[:Category:User bot|Bots]]
* '''Humor accounts'''
*Humor accounts
* '''Privacy'''
*Privacy
* '''Doppelganger'''
*[[Doppelganger]]
* '''Test accounts'''
*Test accounts
 
==See also==
*[[WikiIndex:Blocking and banning policy]]
 
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[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 23:04, 31 May 2024

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[edit]

See also[edit]