Comments on: Sockpuppets and Occam’s Razor http://www.polimom.com/2006/07/21/sockpuppets-and-occams-razor/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:20:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Lazarus http://www.polimom.com/2006/07/21/sockpuppets-and-occams-razor/#comment-17832 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:01:26 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/07/21/sockpuppets-and-occams-razor/#comment-17832 10-12 years ago "sockpuppet"ers were called "gamers." As in people "playing games" with others. forester says - <I>So I would factor in the suggestion that an experienced blogger probably would know enough about IP addresses to realize that such a charade would be caught quickly, and therefore (hopefully) wouldn’t even give it a try.</I> That's stage one of online computer knowledge. A person experienced with the Internet knows ways to change their IP with every post or even mimic other's IPs. It's simple and takes about 3 to 5 minutes to setup. 10-12 years ago “sockpuppet”ers were called “gamers.” As in people “playing games” with others.

forester says - So I would factor in the suggestion that an experienced blogger probably would know enough about IP addresses to realize that such a charade would be caught quickly, and therefore (hopefully) wouldn’t even give it a try.

That’s stage one of online computer knowledge. A person experienced with the Internet knows ways to change their IP with every post or even mimic other’s IPs. It’s simple and takes about 3 to 5 minutes to setup.

]]> by: the forester http://www.polimom.com/2006/07/21/sockpuppets-and-occams-razor/#comment-16131 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:06:15 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/07/21/sockpuppets-and-occams-razor/#comment-16131 Back in '97 or '98, I tried something like that once. I posted a comment using the username of another person who was arguing with me, giving the appearance that he'd had a complete turnaround. I was just playing games, but it was quickly called out by my IP address, and I learned the lesson -- sockpuppetry doesn't work. So I would factor in the suggestion that an experienced blogger probably would know enough about IP addresses to realize that such a charade would be caught quickly, and therefore (hopefully) wouldn't even give it a try. Back in ‘97 or ‘98, I tried something like that once. I posted a comment using the username of another person who was arguing with me, giving the appearance that he’d had a complete turnaround. I was just playing games, but it was quickly called out by my IP address, and I learned the lesson — sockpuppetry doesn’t work.

So I would factor in the suggestion that an experienced blogger probably would know enough about IP addresses to realize that such a charade would be caught quickly, and therefore (hopefully) wouldn’t even give it a try.

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