how many identities are from the same person on this forum?

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28 Nov 2006, 6:15 pm

tkmattson wrote:
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why would anyone do that?

and why are you so adamant that someone must be?

:?:


It's called having "sockpuppet" accounts, where under one name, someone might say....

"Oh, yeah, well I think THIS."

And then that same person would sign off, and sign back on under a different name and post....

"I most certainly agree."

It's a way of building false consensus online. Some other boards I go to list "sockpuppetry" as a reason for banning, and I pretty much agree.

"And so do I." :D



ah. I've always just considered that trolling...and usually when I've seen the act committed, it is by people who are first rate a-holes. I'm actually surprised that trolling happens here.


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28 Nov 2006, 6:38 pm

This is the FIRST time I registered with a handle where someone might figure it out with no other info. It is only the SECOND easy name to figure out. I have thought about asking alex to change my username to frustrate that.

I ALWAYS have, and probably always will, post on a forum with only ONE name.

BTW My personality has some aspects some would consider odd. Some are TEXTBOOK autistic! Others are ALSO shown by people here. THEY discussed them first, so I know I didn't even have any influence. Most people in China are oriental, and have brown eyes. Is it any wonder so many people here seem autistic?

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28 Nov 2006, 6:43 pm

I think the way SteveK uses CAPS would GIVE him away :lol: ;).



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28 Nov 2006, 6:44 pm

It's usually people that have been banned that have more than one handle.

eg: letsgoblues was banned and made a new name called "coolblues"



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28 Nov 2006, 6:59 pm

My WP and MSN Messenger screen names are the only ones that don't follow the timhomer20xx pattern.

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28 Nov 2006, 7:18 pm

I only post under one name



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28 Nov 2006, 7:32 pm

Not sure but I could understand the motivation if you had ideas that most people
did not support. But the strange thing is the most noted past troll used his sock puppets to start fights with himself. It had nothing to do with winning some pointless
brownie points on the net it was all about entertainment for himself.

Its possible people with extreme ideas are using puppets to support their ideas. But
I doubt its very common.



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28 Nov 2006, 8:18 pm

Tequila wrote:
That shurely is no reference to a certain user named Ken?


Alright, this is the second time you accused me of posting under another name. I only post here under this account. I find it insulting that you think I would try to make myself look good by posting under someone else. if you have a problem with me, talk to me. Don't accuse me of doing something. I have taken this as a personal attack and will respond as such.



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28 Nov 2006, 8:19 pm

I have never gotten the impresison that KenM posts under different names.



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28 Nov 2006, 8:21 pm

en_una_isla,

FUNNY! You're probably right, but there have been times I did well at hiding it! Sometimes I even change my wording, etc...

Still, you guys know a LOT about me. You know some things I never thought about until a month ago, and things my mother and father still don't know. It is no secret that I can get a bit abrasive, etc... I'm not looking for false approval, or agreement.



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28 Nov 2006, 9:14 pm

blackdove wrote:
i'm sure no one is ready to answer this, but i was wondering how many different identities were actually floating around on this forum.

just wondering.


I signed up a couple months ago but totally forgot my screen name. I think I only posted once though.



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28 Nov 2006, 10:45 pm

I've posted under approximately 75-100 different names here but most of them for only one or two posts. About seven names counting this one I post under actively over a period of time.



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28 Nov 2006, 11:25 pm

>>I've posted under approximately 75-100 different names here but most of them for only one or two posts. About seven names counting this one I post under actively over a period of time.<<

If that is true, what's the point?



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28 Nov 2006, 11:29 pm

jenova = khadliza or w.e

khad is a sock for a certain WP member beginning with T. work out who for urselves.

socks be warned, i pwn u.


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28 Nov 2006, 11:43 pm

I did not register under any other user names.

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29 Nov 2006, 1:18 am

greyhelium wrote:
jenova = khadliza or w.e

khad is a sock for a certain WP member beginning with T. work out who for urselves.

socks be warned, i pwn u.


Yes and they get bored easily cause they have ADHD so they must stir up controversy.