----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon Agretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:58 PM Subject: Re: March for Women's Lives
Can someone explain what exactly a sock puppet is anyway, for those of us not as net savvy?
A sock puppet is a false name that is used by a poster, usually for an attack on another poster. Sock puppet attacks involve one or more false names being used to attack a fellow poster. When executed perfectly, it makes it look as though a number of people are opposed to a particular poster.
Sock puppet is a descriptive compound name for this. The sock puppet is held by the real person, but it is not a person on its own, it is just a bad attempt at being one.
or from the jargon dictionary (http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/s/sock_puppet.html)
sock puppet n. [Usenet: from the act of placing a sock over your hand and talking to it and pretending it's talking back] In Usenet parlance, a pseudo through which the puppeteer posts follow-ups to their own original message to give the appearance that a number of people support the views held in the original message.
or in the urban dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sock+puppet&f=1
sock puppet- An account made on an internet message board, by a person who already has an account, for the purpose of posting more-or-less anonymously.
-- Doug
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