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Reminder what puppets & co really evoke

See:

• Misplaced Pages:Sock puppetry: "...users must refrain from ...using one account to support the position of another, the standard definition of sock puppetry. If someone uses multiple accounts, it is recommended that he or she provide links between the accounts, so it is easy to determine that they are shared by one individual... If a person is found to be using multiple accounts in violation of this policy, the sock puppet accounts should be blocked indefinitely. The main account may also be blocked at the discretion of any administrator. IP addresses used for sock puppetry may be blocked temporarily but not indefinitely."
• Not feeding the trolls: "Main page: Misplaced Pages:Deny recognition

"A common piece of advice regarding trolls is 'Please do not feed the trolls.' It is sometimes abbreviated as 'DNFT' or 'DFTT.' While many seasoned veterans of online communities consider this advice useless, because in a community of any size, someone will react to the troll's posts, others still consider it to be the only effective method for dealing with trolls. Not fanning the fire will, at the very least, not make the situation worse. If the behavior escalates to abuse or vandalism, it is easy to deal with those things."

• Misplaced Pages:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man: "Sometimes even the most saintly of Misplaced Pages editors become involved in disputes over content. These may become heated, and sometimes degenerate into incivility or even revert wars. Edit wars traditionally result in an article's being protected on the wrong version by a passing administrator. In extreme cases where the issues are of paramount importance, editors may be tempted to climb the Reichstag building dressed as Spider-Man in order to promote their cause. This is strongly discouraged and will result in a definite block from editing Misplaced Pages. Forever."

In short, get a life! IZAK 11:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC)