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| Casliber |
 Tue 12th July 2011, 11:33am
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One thing about socking, I have been intrigued about folks' perceptions of sockmasters who have created a sock and successfully made a new persona that wrote and interacted substantively differently to the original account. Has anyone been really impressed at one which turned out to be a sock, and had otherwise been successful at sounding completely different?
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| -DS- |
Thu 14th July 2011, 8:18am
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I've been running a not-inconsiderable number of socks on Wikipedia for some time now. As far as I know, nobody (besides "Mathewignash", but he suspects everyone of being me anyway) has the slightest clue it was me all along.
Then again, that may change. |
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| Mr.Treason II |
Sat 6th August 2011, 5:23pm
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QUOTE(-DS- @ Thu 14th July 2011, 9:18am)  I've been running a not-inconsiderable number of socks on Wikipedia for some time now. As far as I know, nobody (besides "Mathewignash", but he suspects everyone of being me anyway) has the slightest clue it was me all along. Then again, that may change. I've run 130 sockpuppets on wikimedia projects. |
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| -DS- |
Sat 6th August 2011, 5:30pm
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QUOTE(Mr.Treason II @ Sat 6th August 2011, 7:23pm) QUOTE(-DS- @ Thu 14th July 2011, 9:18am) I've been running a not-inconsiderable number of socks on Wikipedia for some time now. As far as I know, nobody (besides "Mathewignash", but he suspects everyone of being me anyway) has the slightest clue it was me all along. Then again, that may change. I've run 130 sockpuppets on wikimedia projects. I've run 248. That post referred to the sockfarm I'm running at present. |
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| Abd |
Sat 6th August 2011, 5:47pm
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Postmaster Group: Regulars Posts: 1,915 Joined: Tue 18th Nov 2008, 10:52pm From: Northampton, MA, USA Member No.: 9,019 WP user page - talk check - contribs |
QUOTE(-DS- @ Sat 6th August 2011, 1:30pm) QUOTE(Mr.Treason II @ Sat 6th August 2011, 7:23pm) QUOTE(-DS- @ Thu 14th July 2011, 9:18am) I've been running a not-inconsiderable number of socks on Wikipedia for some time now. As far as I know, nobody (besides "Mathewignash", but he suspects everyone of being me anyway) has the slightest clue it was me all along. I've run 130 sockpuppets on wikimedia projects.Then again, that may change. One would think that the presence of these massive sock farms would make it obvious that the Wikipedia "consensus" system might not be working. The wasted labor is enormous. And I believe DS, this user could easily have many undetected socks, they only detect ones with obvious connections, any sophisticated user can avoid UA and IP detection. There have been alternative approaches suggested, but there are entrenched constituencies which probably enjoy playing whack-a-mole, with the associated illusion of power. Having played both sides of that game, I'll testify now to what I long suspected before I did any socking, that the "mole" side has more fun. That's a setup for entrenched inefficiency. This post has been edited by Abd: Sat 6th August 2011, 5:54pm |
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| EricBarbour |
Sun 7th August 2011, 3:44am
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QUOTE SPI archive for XXV (DS)Yeah, Mathewignash is a tad obsessive. QUOTE Mathewignash? Jesus, one of the most retarded, basement-dwelling neckbeards I've had the misfortune to interact with in recent memory. So, DS is the guy who writes all those insane articles about various Transformers? Hey DS!!! I want to interview you! Insane sockers are just the ticket! This post has been edited by EricBarbour: Sun 7th August 2011, 3:46am |
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| radek |
Sun 7th August 2011, 7:45am
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QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sat 6th August 2011, 10:44pm) QUOTE SPI archive for XXV (DS)Yeah, Mathewignash is a tad obsessive. QUOTE Mathewignash? Jesus, one of the most retarded, basement-dwelling neckbeards I've had the misfortune to interact with in recent memory. So, DS is the guy who writes all those insane articles about various Transformers? Hey DS!!! I want to interview you! Insane sockers are just the ticket! I think he's the guy who tries to get them deleted, but honestly, I could be just way confused. |
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| -DS- |
Sun 7th August 2011, 8:29am
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QUOTE(radek @ Sun 7th August 2011, 9:45am) QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sat 6th August 2011, 10:44pm) QUOTE SPI archive for XXV (DS)Yeah, Mathewignash is a tad obsessive. QUOTE Mathewignash? Jesus, one of the most retarded, basement-dwelling neckbeards I've had the misfortune to interact with in recent memory. So, DS is the guy who writes all those insane articles about various Transformers? Hey DS!!! I want to interview you! Insane sockers are just the ticket! I think he's the guy who tries to get them deleted, but honestly, I could be just way confused. I tried to get a lot of them removed, actually. I have nothing against pop culture in general and Transformers specifically, but you gotta admit, 964 (wasn't there only 600 a few months ago) articles, most of which are cited to various fansites or just not at all, is insane. You still up for that interview?  This post has been edited by -DS-: Sun 7th August 2011, 9:19am |
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Casliber Sockpuppet personas Tue 12th July 2011, 11:33am
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[quote name='A Horse With No Name' post='280202' ... Sun 4th September 2011, 4:35am MZMcBride Well I've got two admin accounts on da 'pe... Thu 21st July 2011, 7:39am -DS-
[quote name='Mr.Treason II' post='282507' date='S... Sat 6th August 2011, 7:44pm Mr.Treason II
[quote name='Abd' post='282510' d... Tue 30th August 2011, 12:47pm Jack Merridew
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Pfah. My sockpuppet is Jimbo Wales.
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"You-think-Wikip... Thu 15th September 2011, 9:09am Mr.Treason II
I have the ultimate insult.
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