It's an interesting question raised here - we refuse to accept votes from
anonymous people, so it shouldn't be surprising that people register
specifically to vote. However, sock puppets obviously have the same
behaviour.
Perhaps the right approach in a suspected sock puppet case is to temporarily
disregard their vote, and leave a message like "You're acting like a sock
puppet. Can you demonstrate otherwise?" on their talk page.
Steve
On 5/19/06, Eric McDonald <eric(a)daveanderic.com> wrote:
Hi Erik,
Thanks for believing me. It is a bit distressing to be accused of
being something you aren't (a sock puppet) and being banned on
something as "little" as voicing my opinion about the TFD controversy.
I do appreciate your words and those of the other admins here who
believe me. My big mistake was contributing anonymously until the
night it really mattered :)
On May 19, 2006, at 1:50 AM, Erik Moeller wrote:
On 5/19/06, MuscleNerd
<mnerd(a)musclenerd.com> wrote:
I have apparently been accused of being a sock
puppet by "Cyde". I
believe he took this action because I have been voting against his
TFD recommendations. And I don't think that's fair at all.
I don't think Cyde should have blocked you, given that he is the
person who made the TFD requests which you disputed. However, please
do understand that creating accounts apparently solely for the purpose
of voting is generally frowned upon. I can also understand the
suspicion of sock puppetry given that the issue you commented on,
userboxes, is one which is dominated by a lot of trolling and noise,
and is generally a highly Wikipedia-internal affair.
I am more inclined to believe that you are acting in good faith now
that you have shared your identity. Where does your interest in
commenting on this issue come from? Do you intend to contribute to
Wikipedia beyond sharing your opinion on this issue?
Erik
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