GuildWiki talk:Sock puppetry

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an unpolicy...
still a policy? I'll review in the morning. &mdash;♥ Jedi ♥ Rogue ♥ 07:33, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, there's not exactly a way to break this, so I would challenge calling it a policy (same is true with a few other ones that are currently policy). I'm merely documenting some stuff that people should keep in mind in the absence of a policy, since this topic comes up every once in a while. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 18:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Banstick waving?
After reviewing the history of User:F G, I am thoroughly opposing any accusations of sockpuppetry, except when
 * the evidence is completely clear, and
 * the alledged sockpuppeteering has had significant to major impact on the operation of the wiki.

Rationale:
 * 1) Sockpuppet accusations tend to create wikidrama or exacerbate any drama already present
 * 2) placed on a new user's talkpage, they tend to come across as weird and make it hard for the user to feel at home on the wiki.

For that reason, a sockpuppet accusation and the accompanying drama needs some benefit (i.e. the discovery that the wiki suffered from it) to offset the wikidrama, and there had better be good evidence, or there'll just be drama and no impact.

--◄mendel► 19:33, 5 January 2009 (UTC)