Could I be another user's sockpuppet and not know it? :O If I was a sockpuppet, who do you think would "own" me? LOL

:o Who is batboy? Is it possible I'm owned by someone I don't even know? That's scary!! :o (hehe) {{{{{ABC Hugs!!!}}}}}

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

yes it is very possible.
batboy lives within the very depths of AB ..
watching all .. and he is NOT pretty .. not pretty AT ALL
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{{{shudders at thought of batboy finding this answer}}}
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I will seek and find you a reference to him asap ... BRB !!!

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by Anonymous on September 18th, 2008

LOL you have me scared! *whimpers*

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

What is a sock puppet?

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by Friendo on September 18th, 2008

A sockpuppet is someone's second account that they use for trashing other users or excessive downrating. Personally, I don't know of anyone who does it, but I'm a bit naive at times.

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

A proxy. Seems like a lot of work. You have to open an account and get a bunch of points to do any damage. You'd have to be pretty obsessed to do all that just to harrass someone with a weapon that doesn't affect their score, but lowers your own "+ ratings given" for everybody to see. Your average Troll runs 60% and below. It's a great identifier.

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by Friendo on September 18th, 2008

Some also allegedly use second accounts to ask the really personal questions they don't want to ask under their regular usernames.

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

Yes, very trollish. Data mining for personal info, phishing for a myspace page, obtaining a photo that can be photoshopped and passed aroung the net. Old school. I wouldn't think we had people like that here -- wrong age goup, no?

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by Friendo on September 18th, 2008

Meh, there's people of all ages and people of all maturity levels, pretty much anywhere you go.

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

LOL :D

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

<snicker> ;)

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by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on September 18th, 2008

I was referring to some silly website with accusations that some of the top people have sock puppets and talk to themselves. I was making fun of it :D

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

Oh..sorry. Thanks.! :)

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 18th, 2008

I'll find the question... here it is: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/967996

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

Oh..I am among those who answered that.

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 18th, 2008

Someone suggested I could be your sockpuppet, lol, since we both have the same types of questions and answers. :D

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

I was kidding!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

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by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on September 18th, 2008

Wait a minute..who are we talking about here, mistje..you be my sockpuppet or you be Sixty B's sockpuppet? I hate being bandied about unknowingly, in any context. I would like to give permission to be discussed if I am not among those who are on that thread. Seriously! :(

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 18th, 2008

Oh, I'm sorry about that, Rosie. It won't happen again.

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by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on September 18th, 2008

Thank you..I was sucked into someone else's mud swamp last year and I avoid everything to do with sockpuppets, vendettas, group attacks, group anything..they scare the he** out of me because I was a victim of one..so I'm very wary and that is why I try to stay in the shadows..the sidelines, under the radar..some of those mud swamp people are still here..under different names...you are friendly with some of them. I avoid them when I can..so thank for you for your understanding. I want to join chains of my own volition..I don't want to be unknowingly drug into one as some example of whatever..good or bad..sorry, but it's really important. Thanks.

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 18th, 2008

I had no idea. Honestly, the last thing I would ever want to do is offend or otherwise hurt one of my most valuable friends on Answerbag. Given the recent hostility and drama, I have personally chosen to diffuse the situation with humor, so as to alleviate the sense that negativity could get us as a community downtrodden. I would never talk about another user in a negative way - and I need not bring up names at all. I only hope that you do not think less of me because I am more than happy to respect your stance. Of course.

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by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on September 18th, 2008

No, No, No... omg I didn't mean it in a bad way... I meant it was suggested I could act like your puppet, to make fun of the whole thing. It was just a silly joke. I'm sooooooooooo sorry if you misunderstood. :(((( Forgiveness hugs?

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

I should have been more clear. I'm so sorry :(

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

The bottom of this thread is what I said. I was joking around, fully intending to show it to you - or I figured mistje was about to. Either way, I'd be completely OK to go about getting it removed, if you'd like me to do that.
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4007449

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by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on September 18th, 2008

I have to go offline again... I'll be back tomorrow. Again, so sorry for any misunderstanding.

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by mistje on September 18th, 2008

i have asked a question about sockpuppets. I may not understand entirely. Isn't it an insult? Puppets are inanimate objects whose strings are pulled by others. So they have no brains, no heart, no nothing. When you accuse someone of being a sockpuppet, how can that be a good thing?

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 19th, 2008

I agree! But what Sixty and I were talking about was just a way to make fun of the situation... she didn't really accuse me of being your sockpuppet... I was joking around asking if I could be someone's (because on that site there were several comments about top users having sockpuppets and talking to themselves with them). It was all just to make fun of the accusations of the comments on that stupid urbandictionary site. It had nothing to do with anyone really believing I was a sock puppet or that you had a sock puppet. I really hope you understand. :(

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by mistje on September 19th, 2008

I do. Thank you.

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 19th, 2008