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A '''sockpuppet''' is an online identity used for purposes of deception.<ref>Wikidata item: [[w:wikidata:Q798599]]</ref> Many English Wikipedia editors refer to them as "socks", and "strawman socks" are sometimes created to disrupt a community.<ref>Wikipedia policy about "socks": [[w:Wikipedia:Socks]]</ref> Sockpuppets can make [[online polling]] difficult, since it is difficult to create an online system where each account corresponds to a single flesh-and-blood human being. |
A '''sockpuppet''' is an online identity used for purposes of deception.<ref>Wikidata item: [[w:wikidata:Q798599]]</ref> Many English Wikipedia editors refer to them as "socks", and "strawman socks" are sometimes created to disrupt a community.<ref>Wikipedia policy about "socks": [[w:Wikipedia:Socks]]</ref> Sockpuppets can make [[online polling]] difficult, since it is difficult to create an online system where each account corresponds to a single flesh-and-blood human being. |
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==Voting== |
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Anonymous voting methods based on unanimity are unaffected by sockpuppetry because anyone who has an incentive to create a sockpuppet can just block the decision directly. |
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Revision as of 19:16, 7 September 2022
A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception.[1] Many English Wikipedia editors refer to them as "socks", and "strawman socks" are sometimes created to disrupt a community.[2] Sockpuppets can make online polling difficult, since it is difficult to create an online system where each account corresponds to a single flesh-and-blood human being.
Voting
Anonymous voting methods based on unanimity are unaffected by sockpuppetry because anyone who has an incentive to create a sockpuppet can just block the decision directly.
References
- ↑ Wikidata item: w:wikidata:Q798599
- ↑ Wikipedia policy about "socks": w:Wikipedia:Socks