Forum:Sockpuppets: Must read!

Hello this is Tigernose. After seeing some sockpuppet crisis, I have some well needed advice for people who have a back up account.

These are a couple of rules you must remember, in order to not be invloved in conflicts/crisises.


 * It is alright to have a back-up account in case you get hacked or falsely banned. However...
 * If you already an admin, DO NOT promote your backup. There is no need to. You are not going to use a backup until something happens. Making it an admin or anything is useless when you are not going to use it. It adds server stress and clogs up the list of users. Only make it an admin when your main account gets blocked or hacked. Remember, do not promote a back-up account if you are not going to use it.
 * Only make back up accounts if you think you are going to get hacked or have been threatened to be hacked. This way, it reduces the amount of back up accounts on the list. If you make a back up account, but you haven't been threatened or if there is no crisis, there is no point to it. It just clogs up the list. Only make a back up if you need to.
 * Accounts for mobiles. Not many of you know, but some users, such as TurtleShroom, have accounts that they use when they are using their mobile to surf the net. TurtleShroom's mobile account is called MobileShroom, and he even made that beauracrat! That is pointless. Just use your main account. You don't have to make a seperate account for mobile edits, then promote that! There is no need, please only use your main account to edit!
 * If you do have a back up account, please avoid showing it to anyone. Do not talk about it. Don't even edit with it. No one will know if you have a backup account. You don't need to put on its userpage stuff like "I'm Tigernose's back up! Check it out!". Just leave it alone till you're going to need to use it. This way, you can avoid being accused of having a sockpuppet.

That's about all you need. Please take this info in, because I don't like it when people get blocked for sockpuppeting, and I don't like sockpuppets getting promoted either. If you are going to make a backup account, leave it alone completely. Only use it when you need to. No one is even going to know you have a backup, unless you tell anyone in anyway. Just leave it alone. -- TЙГЭPHO3Ь ( Chat| Edits|  Vandals) 13:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

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I would like to hear people's opinions on this. It seems like pretty valid advice to me, what do you think?

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