Board Thread:Wiki Management/@comment-26221704-20161025034354

This thread is in response to a debacle with Wingding and two chat mods concerning "sockpuppeting", or Rule 10 of this wiki: "Sockpuppeting is forbidden on this wiki, sockpuppeting is when you have 2 or more accounts. If you are found trying to dodge bans with multiple accounts, you will be banned permanently."

The problem with this is when someone like Wingding made a harmless account for a mere joke that has no malicious purpose he was banned because vaguely put by our rules, sockpuppets are forbidden and result in permaban (note that this isn't the fault of the mods, just the nature of the rule). However, I propose that this should be changed  to specify that if it's quite evident that an account is created or multiple accounts are made for "dodging bans" then the permaban would apply.

Essentially what Wingding did would be considered creating alternate accounts. On the other hand, a banned or block user creating accounts in order to return to this wiki would only then truly be considered "sockpuppeting" due to the intent of creating more accounts for dodging bans, this is when a permaban would be in store.

Should this proposal pass as an addition to Rule 10? Yes No

If any of you would like clarification or want to discuss this please do so in an appropriate and respectful manner. 