![]() ![]() ![]() on-project exposure of all accounts and IP addresses used across Wikipedia and its sister projects.a ban of the user (the sockmaster or sockpuppeteer) behind the accounts (each of which is a sockpuppet or sock).Misuse of multiple accounts is a serious breach of community trust. Persuading friends or colleagues to create accounts for the purpose of supporting one side of a dispute (usually called meatpuppetry).Reviving old unused accounts (sometimes referred to as sleepers) and presenting them as different users.Using another person's account ( piggybacking).Creating new accounts to avoid detection or sanctions.Logging out to make problematic edits as an IP address.While there are some valid reasons for maintaining multiple accounts, it is improper to use multiple accounts to deceive or mislead other editors, disrupt discussions, distort consensus, avoid sanctions, evade blocks, or otherwise violate community standards and policies. To maintain accountability and increase community trust, editors are generally expected to use only one account. On Wikipedia, sockpuppetry, or socking, refers to the misuse of multiple Wikipedia accounts. ![]()
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