Stemelbow throwdown on Mattie

[_Yoda]

We do not always know who the sock puppets are. Sometimes it is obvious based on IP addresses. Other times, it is not. Somone who is Internet savy can easily use a proxy IP for one ID and not for another.

[_Quasimodo]

We do not always know who the sock puppets are. Sometimes it is obvious based on IP addresses. Other times, it is not. Somone who is Internet savy can easily use a proxy IP for one ID and not for another.

Thanks Liz! I'm not that Internet savvy, so I don't know all the ins and outs.

How do Mods feel about sock puppets? Is it viewed as a necessary evil or just more fun for the board? I haven't decided myself if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Puppets do seem to stir up conversation.

[_Yoda]

We do not always know who the sock puppets are. Sometimes it is obvious based on IP addresses. Other times, it is not. Somone who is Internet savy can easily use a proxy IP for one ID and not for another.

Thanks Liz! I'm not that Internet savvy, so I don't know all the ins and outs.

How do Mods feel about sock puppets? Is it viewed as a necessary evil or just more fun for the board? I haven't decided myself if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Puppets do seem to stir up conversation.

Personally, I am not that fond of them. I think that they are funny once in a while, when used as a joke. The Bednar sock puppet is a good example.

I think that people genuinely trying to trick others is really not great. However, there has been no rule established against it. That would be Shades' call.

[_Dr. Shades]

How do Mods feel about sock puppets?

I very highly dislike them.

Is it viewed as a necessary evil or just more fun for the board?

None of the above.

The reason I despise them is because they artificially inflate our membership numbers.

[_Quasimodo]

Thanks, Liz and Shades, for the insightful answers. It's something I've wondered about. Is it something that you can correct, or is it not worth the trouble to try?

If I had to vote, I think I would be in favor of no sock puppets (except, of course, the poster named "Sock Puppet").

[_sock puppet]

I, Sock Puppet, like sock puppets. They're my people.

[_RockSlider]

best sock puppet EVER!

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[_marg]

In another thread, Stemelbow and Marg both reacted strongly and with great passion when Darth J said this about Stem's reading abilities:

lol...reacted strongly and with great passion? These posts?

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Regarding your question .. I can't respond to Mattie without having read her posts, which I haven't.

Briefly, my comment is that I have found in reading posts directed to Stem..that there was too much piling on of insults. When it came to Darth's autism insult ..I was disappointed because I respect Darth's knowledge on Mormonism and his logical reasoning and thought perhaps an interesting and productive discussion might evolve...but that insult understandably put Stem off. I haven't been following the board closely the last couple of weeks, so I don't know what is going on currently.

[_Quasimodo]

Regarding your question .. I can't respond to Mattie without having read her posts, which I haven't.

Briefly, my comment is that I have found in reading posts directed to Stem..that there was too much piling on of insults. When it came to Darth's autism insult ..I was disappointed because I respect Darth's knowledge on Mormonism and his logical reasoning and thought perhaps an interesting and productive discussion might evolve...but that insult understandably put Stem off. I haven't been following the board closely the last couple of weeks, so I don't know what is going on currently.

This is what started a lot of it:

When I was in junior high school, there were special ed kids who rode on the same bus with us. There was always a group of stupid, immature boys who loved to gang up and make fun of one particular Down’s syndrome kid.

Mattie's comparison of Stem to a Down's Syndrome child.

Then this:

It's obvious that "stemelbow" is just a sockpuppet you people use to make it seem like TBMs are all dim-witted and gullible, etc.

You're a twisted bunch.

It kinda got things stirred up.

[_sock puppet]

Then this:

It's obvious that "stemelbow" is just a sockpuppet you people use to make it seem like TBMs are all dim-witted and gullible, etc.

You're a twisted bunch.

It kinda got things stirred up.

I yet think Mattie's surmise is perhaps the most logical explanation for stemelbow.