Thread:Rith4life/@comment-27617554-20170226153235/@comment-28478783-20170227060916

I forgot where the thread was, but it will give you insight as to what is and what isn't a sock account, but and this is a quick overview before I find it:

Not all alternate accounts are sockpuppet accounts.

Sockpuppet accounts are specifically designed to get around established rules/bans.

(i. e. a chat ban, or a pernament IP block)

Sockpuppets are used to rig elections (kinda hard to lose when you have 85 accounts that automatically vote for you)

Sockpuppet policies vary by wikis. Some, like this one, desire that individuals have only one account (unless it is a bot, then they must have it flagged and notify admins in advance), while others don't quite have limits.

The connections between a main account and its sockpuppets are usually intentionally hidden while the main account is active. Sometimes, indirect connections are made so it still seems like two different individuals are operating the accounts.

I hope this helps!

06:09, February 27, 2017 (UTC)