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People use sock puppets to do this because although you're correct that it's with the SO guidelines, it feels a bit off, and not uncommon for it to get pushback
by nxzero 10y ago
People use sock puppets to do this because although you're correct that it's with the SO guidelines, it feels a bit off, and not uncommon for it to get pushback from those who either don't agree with the guidelines or are not aware of them.
Also, while voting fraud is against the guidelines and actively countered, creating sock puppet accounts is not.
- junke 10y ago> Also, while voting fraud is against the guidelines and actively countered, creating sock puppet accounts is not. You're right. For anyone interested here is the relevant post: http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/57682/297429 http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/57682/297429
- snowwrestler 10y agoDoesn't that say that "Answering your own questions with the other account(s)" is one of the things that a sock puppet account should not be used for?
- junke 10y agoYes, but the parent comment said "creating sock puppet accounts", which is okay because there might be legitimate uses.