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* Evading a block on one's primary account. This is by far the most common purpose of sockpuppeting, and often results in an infinite block for the puppet and a block extension for the primary account. | * Evading a block on one's primary account. This is by far the most common purpose of sockpuppeting, and often results in an infinite block for the puppet and a block extension for the primary account. | ||
* Voting for something multiple times, such as a new policy proposal, a discussion about a piece of article content, or a fight in the {{s|Forum|Smash Arena}}. | * Evading edit-counting policies such as [[SW:1RV|Only revert once]] or [[SmashWiki:Probation|Probation]]. | ||
* Voting for something multiple times, such as a new policy proposal, a discussion about a piece of article content, or a fight in the {{s|Forum|Smash Arena}}. This extends to discussions of any kind; whether one user has multiple accounts with the same opinion or with different opinions, it makes it harder to accurately judge connumity sentiment. | |||
* Acting as a "foil" with the intention of making the primary account look better. For example, a user creates a sock and vandalizes an article. Later, the same user's main account reverts it and supplies a talk page warning. Repeated multiple times, this can inflate the perception of the user's main account and act as artificial clout in [[SW:RFR|requests for rollback]] and the like. | * Acting as a "foil" with the intention of making the primary account look better. For example, a user creates a sock and vandalizes an article. Later, the same user's main account reverts it and supplies a talk page warning. Repeated multiple times, this can inflate the perception of the user's main account and act as artificial clout in [[SW:RFR|requests for rollback]] and the like. | ||
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* Operating a [[SmashWiki:Bots|bot]]. Note that this is subject to its own rules. | * Operating a [[SmashWiki:Bots|bot]]. Note that this is subject to its own rules. | ||
* Forgotten password on original account. Generally, [[Special:PasswordReset]] is far more recommended, but if it is somehow not possible to have the new password e-mailed to you then this is a valid option. Note that this is a case where account merging may be applied. | * Forgotten password on original account. Generally, [[Special:PasswordReset]] is far more recommended, but if it is somehow not possible to have the new password e-mailed to you then this is a valid option. Note that this is a case where account merging may be applied. | ||
==Other notes== | |||
* Once a user has an account, it is expected they use that account instead of editing logged-out. Intentionally editing while logged out may count as using a sockpuppet. | |||
==Detecting sockpuppets== | ==Detecting sockpuppets== | ||