One man in his time plays many parts

March 25, 2010 12:21 PM

Why were comments deleted simply to protect the identity of a sock puppet account? Shouldn't that mistake cost you an extra $5?
posted by ecurtz to Etiquette/Policy at 12:21 PM (11 comments total)

I have no idea what you are talking about, can you be a bit more specific? Otherwise you'l ahve to wait for cortex to come on by.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:24 PM on March 25, 2010

I know what you're talking about, and I know the answer to your query... but I'm not telling. Wait for cortex.
posted by carsonb at 12:25 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]

I also have no idea what this is about. Can you link to the thread in question?

The general question of what alternate accounts are and are not for is a little complicated and context-specific.
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:25 PM on March 25, 2010

Maybe.
posted by gman at 12:27 PM on March 25, 2010

Perhaps I'm just misinterpreting a wrong tab open SNAFU. But comments were deleted from the beginning of the Liz Lemon post.
posted by ecurtz at 12:28 PM on March 25, 2010

If you're talking about the klnagklangston comment, which is my best guess, he is not the sock puppet of the person who made that post [or vice versa] I think he just posted in the wrong thread.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:28 PM on March 25, 2010

That was klang accidentally posting a late via in a thread other than the one he had meant to, yes.
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:29 PM on March 25, 2010

jessamyn: "klnagklangston"

Ooh, ooh, was it klangklangston's sockpuppet? Most transparent sockpuppet name ever!
posted by Plutor at 12:30 PM on March 25, 2010 [17 favorites]

Apologies to all then. Perhaps I need more coffee.
posted by ecurtz at 12:31 PM on March 25, 2010

We all need more coffee sometimes. No sweat.
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:31 PM on March 25, 2010

I'm sure we all do.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:31 PM on March 25, 2010 [3 favorites]