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But there is a difference between straight up sockpuppetry, and telling people "If you like Wikipedia but are unsatisfied with the way it currently works, then
by captainmuon 12y ago
But there is a difference between straight up sockpuppetry, and telling people "If you like Wikipedia but are unsatisfied with the way it currently works, then register and start contributing. If policy discussions or delete votes come up, vote the way you believe you should (namely in this case inclusionist)".
Its a bit like encouraging people to go to elections to raise the voter turnout, to reduce influence of extremist parties. (Not that I'm comparing WP editors with extremists, its just that I believe in both cases there is a silent majority that risks being misrepresented!)
- DanBC 12y agoI know that and you know that. There are a considerable number of wikipedia admins who don't see it that way. There are even more young wikipedians who don't yet have adminship who take a hardline on that kind of thing - although to be fair WP has worked hard to reduce that particular malign influence. (Removal of "vandal patrol"; stricter oversight of twinkle and rollback use; etc etc).