On 6/20/07, jayjg jayjg99@gmail.com wrote:
Sockpuppets are discouraged because they are typically used to violate policy.
The fact that they are called "sockpuppets" at all presumes that their expected use is for various elements of wikidrama. But they aren't prohibited; the policy spells out what *acts* are prohibited, but also suggests some situations in which their use is appropriate.