EboregYhzyrl comments on Open Thread, December 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: EboregYhzyrl 16 December 2012 02:29:38PM 5 points [-]

This is a sockpuppet I have created. It is a ROT13ed version of my username, for comments that I would prefer to have not associated with a simple google search of my real name. Generally personal things that I don't mind random strangers on the internet knowing. I have only ever thought of two or three things that I would want to use this account for, and the alternative is simply not making those comments. As long as I never use this account for voting purposes, do you as a LW member feel this is an acceptable use of sockpuppetry?

Is this acceptable?

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Comment author: PECOS-9 17 December 2012 12:06:06AM 6 points [-]

I always thought "sockpuppetry" was only an issue if you used it to make it seem like more people agreed with you than actually do (e.g. by posting similar comments on the same article using multiple accounts). I see no problem with using multiple accounts as long as you don't use them for this sort of abuse.

Comment author: TimS 17 December 2012 12:42:48AM 2 points [-]

Some LWers don't like Clippy or other user-as-message accounts. I would predict some of those folks wouldn't like this incredibly-weak -anonymizer account either.

The closest normative label in common usage for the disapproved behavior is "sock-puppet" - but you are correct that the ordinary meaning of that label does not cover the behavior at issue.

Comment author: [deleted] 16 December 2012 03:25:01PM 2 points [-]

This is probably not effective. Similar attempts have been done in the past, and failed.

Comment author: DanielLC 16 December 2012 06:49:10PM 10 points [-]

Can you give more details?

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