"I may be willing to believe, however, that you are, rather than John himself, a friend or relation, but that would make you a Meatpuppet, which is equally unallowable on Wikipedia. This account is also self-admittedly a role account which is not allowed either; I recommend that you create separate accounts for each person; it's not too hard to log in and out. --Scott Wilson 17:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC)"
The key part that should have been included in that message is: "You have been acting on John's instructions." That is what makes the account a Meatpuppet, not the fact that they are a friend/relation. I imagine Scott Wilson assumed that part was obvious, so didn't explicitly include it.