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Why is it a red flag? Because you wouldn't do it? I also don't quite get it, but recognise that I'm in no position to judge. That's their project and they can d
by totallywrong 3y ago
Why is it a red flag? Because you wouldn't do it? I also don't quite get it, but recognise that I'm in no position to judge. That's their project and they can do as they please.
- pseudo0 3y agoIt breaks the implicit assumption that one human == one account. Consider a typical case where Alice approves Eve's PR. Bob sees that and decides that he doesn't have to review it, since Alice has already provided a second opinion. Now if Eve is really Alice's sockpuppet, that PR has slipped past without review. It also creates issues with respect to decision-making and consensus building. Wikipedia bans sockpuppets for good reason.
- hot_gril 3y agoI don't see why it really matters given that it's the leader of the project doing it. Can see why Asahi project wouldn't want other contributors doing this, though.
- Retr0id 3y agoHave any of your PRs been reviewed by either?
- totallywrong 3y agoWell, you obviously aren't the type of contributor they target. Clearly there's a lot of people who don't care about these made up rules. I'm still not sure why you felt compelled to do the research to prove Alina is an alter-ego, and then offer your judgement here not once but twice, knowing it's a topic some people are highly sensitive about.
- pseudo0 3y agoIt has been discussed here for months, my "research" was just linking to the last thread about Asahi. And for the record, there were hundreds of comments in that thread that were overwhelmingly supportive of Asahi on its technical merits. Yes, I would not contribute to a project where members are also contributing under sockpuppet accounts. And that's the problem. Also, it seems like my comment has attracted some inorganic traffic, given the flurry of comments and flagging despite this already falling off the front page...