Some clarifications:
Let me make this clear: We do not allow sock accounts; there is no application process, nor would we ever grant a non-staff member the ability to create one. The only reason we originally created sock accounts was to perform a prank, and the only person who kept their s afterwards did so to bring some humor to the forums by being an ultimate poe.
(February 9, 2013 at 8:28 am)John V Wrote: Whoa there...No, that isn't what happened. The person who made the sock puppet account was a member of staff at the time, and did so for our April Fool Prank last year. After the prank was over, we all revealed ourselves, apart from this member, who wanted to continue posting as an obvious poe.
Am I reading this right? Someone applied for and was granted permission to make a sock puppet Poe account?
Let me make this clear: We do not allow sock accounts; there is no application process, nor would we ever grant a non-staff member the ability to create one. The only reason we originally created sock accounts was to perform a prank, and the only person who kept their s afterwards did so to bring some humor to the forums by being an ultimate poe.
Quote:All this time I thought catfish was delusional (and I'm not saying he isn't, as he falsely accused me of being a sock puppet). But is he partially correct?No, he's not correct at all.
Quote:If I'm reading this correctly it really tarnishes the credibility of this forum. (Not that internet forums have much credibility to begin with, but just sayin.)You aren't reading it correctly. Forum credibility restored.
(February 10, 2013 at 10:17 am)TaraJo Wrote: What can they say? There's an unofficial rule to this forum and pretty much every forum out there: get into good enough standing, show the moderators that you're productive and you wind up getting more leeway with stuff like that. Newbies get a really short leash and get smacked with the ban hammer pretty damn quick. Yep, if you have a few thousand productive posts first, I have to guess that the moderators would have been willing to let you create a sock puppet account, too (although, part of me wonders if this discussion alone is making them rethink that). The sock puppet accounts they have a problem with are the ones trolls make to avoid a banning: Get one account banned, just come on here with another account and start posting the same stupid shit.That's not true at all. Please don't try to speak about how this forum is run when you are not privy to that information. All it does is mislead people.