Forum:Meatpuppetry and Sockpuppetry

Alright, I feel we need a specific place to put this. It seems that certain people are offended by these terms, so we all need to talk about it. Personally, while I agree that the person who brought it here needs a major personality adjustment, I feel that these might have some use. These aren't terms that LB just came up with to make him special; they are recognised terms on places like Wikipedia. I'm sorry to anyone who are offended by these terms, and I don't like defending LB, being offended is not enough for these titles to be removed. Here's how I see the terms:


 * Sockpuppet: A sockpuppet is a different account a User may use to escape punishment or banning.


 * Sockpuppeteer: Someone who uses Sockpuppets.


 * Meatpuppets: A meatpuppet is someone another User may "use" to influence a poll or debate. The meatpuppet is typically someone the other User knows from their personal life, be a relative or a personal friend.


 * Meatpuppeteer: A meatpuppeteer is a person who "uses" a meatpuppet (in other words, goes to them for help in influencing a poll or debate). The meatpuppeteer and meatpuppet are determined by who has been here longer.

If these descriptions are inaccurate, please fix them.--Kagi mizu -Seeya  'round ~ 00:59, September 21, 2009 (UTC)