User:NotTriangle/Essays/Sockpuppetry

This is an essay.

It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.

This page in a nutshell: Don't create sockpuppets to avoid sanctions.

Sockpuppetry is the misuse of multiple accounts. It has been a problem in Wikipedia and Wikimedia.

Sockpuppetry takes in various forms:

Creating new accounts to avoid sanctions or detection