Down with sock puppets

Discussion in 'SF Open Government' started by invert_nexus, Mar 17, 2005.

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Ban Sock Puppets?

Poll closed Apr 16, 2005.
  1. Yes. Ban them.

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  2. No. Don't ban them.

    6 vote(s)
    23.1%
  3. I don't know. I abstain.

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    23.1%
  1. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    May we inquire what the policy is on sock puppets of people who do not have a temporary ban?
     
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  3. James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    Personally, I'm not in favour of sock puppets of any kind. However, there's no specific policy on this. As far as I know, the moderators have never discussed it.
     
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  5. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    sock puppets should not be allowed

    they give a person more than one vote in polls for one reason

    invert gave a good reason too
    and that is they can tip a debate in favor of the sock puppets
     
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  7. Zephyr Humans are ONE Registered Senior Member

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    Are these polls anything more than idle entertainment?
     
  8. Sock puppet path GRRRRRRRRRRRR Valued Senior Member

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    Are you MAD??? The future of humanity is at stake and only the polls can decide it!!
     
  9. Zephyr Humans are ONE Registered Senior Member

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    Oh right

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    then I guess we can't allow sock puppet paths to vote.

    ...I mean, sock puppets. Without the paths. Sock. Puppets. Yep.
     
  10. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    Path isn't a proper sock puppet is he? Because the original has been destroyed?
     
  11. Zephyr Humans are ONE Registered Senior Member

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    I didn't know he was originally ... but since it's part of his name, I have to make fun of it.
     
  12. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    uhmm...i meant he used to be path...but path isn't used anymore.

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  13. Sock puppet path GRRRRRRRRRRRR Valued Senior Member

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    Unintentionally left path at my old workplace (it was at a time when I wasn't posting much) have asked many times to get the password sent to my new email to no avail. It seems we are bound to the email we register with.
     
  14. Xylene Valued Senior Member

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    Does that mean we can George Bush because Dick Cheney has his arm up GWB's arse and is moving his lips for him?

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  15. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    howdy is happehs sock puppet
     
  16. Or, perhaps Happeh is really Howdy's sock puppet and really they're both actually Socks.

    Remember - he owns us all y'know.
     
  17. Giambattista sssssssssssssssssssssssss sssss Valued Senior Member

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    Up with those socks. I like socks. They are especially good when you have feet. You know, those things with toes?

    Yes, well, anyway, I hate it when the heel gets worn through. They always take me by surprise. What a bunch of assholes, eh?
     
  18. Giambattista sssssssssssssssssssssssss sssss Valued Senior Member

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    The path got overgrown with honey locusts. They are prickly, if you don't watch it. That is nature. I'm sure you know something about that, don't you Monkey Brain?
     
  19. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    Maybe i would understand your post if I spoke hobbit.
     
  20. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    we'll have to put up with him till buddha gets back
     
  21. Giambattista sssssssssssssssssssssssss sssss Valued Senior Member

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    What does Buddha coming and leaving have to do with anything. You think he's going to be stretching my ____ when he reappears? How do you know I have a _____?

    I like popcorns. Popcorniness is the newfangled.
     
  22. Theoryofrelativity Banned Banned

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    I think I have noted a sockpuppeteer at work who uses a different 'sock' for different forums. I can see the value of this in the manner that this individual seems to use them. It saves his extreme views in one thread clouding viewers opinions of his other views in other threads. I can see the value of this. It does deter trolls too. Myself though I think it's friendlier if we can stand by our views regardless as at the end of the day we are still annonymous posters so why worry about puppets?

    I think we should have game to identify socks and their masters and if not against the rules mods can tell us if we are correct or not? This in itself may deter the use of them?
     
  23. Theoryofrelativity Banned Banned

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    first guess

    puppett grifiths (the roaring one) = devilsreject
     

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