I am coming late to the conversation but I wanted to add my views, or at least note where I stand on the issue.
The sockpuppets (wow, I typoed that more times than I care to admit before getting it right.) often amuse me. And sometimes they can grate. Which makes them a lot like the rest of the posters we have.
strongly encouraging people who create jokey sock puppets to identify themselves in the profile of said sock puppet
This. I wouldn't always look, but I already go to profiles to see if there is a disclaimer, ownership or clue there when a new name strikes me as a SP.
I don't want the term Sock Puppets in there anywhere. If we are going to add the verbage I just want to have it very matter of fact and dealing with users that maintain multiple logins.
And this.
I don't personally need to vote on this if we can consense, but I am certainly willing to if the group wants/needs it.
I can't withdraw the proposal until four days after I made it. Rest assured, I'm counting the hours.
It's your proposal; you can withdraw it at any time. I lost count -- when would the vote start if there is one? I'd need to set up the ballot.
It's your proposal; you can withdraw it at any time.
My understanding was that I couldn't withdraw it until there had been four days of discussion.
The discussion was worthwhile. While I heartily agree with not voting, I appreciate that we discussed the issue.
So if we're not voting, what happens? Does the consensus that it's nice for secondary logins to make it know who they are in some way get written down or adopted as policy or anything, or did we just basically waste four days?
I'm not trying to start anything, just genuinely curious.
I think it could be, just like the not signing of posts, a community effect thing. So, the talking wasn't a waste, even without the vote.
Thanks, Deena. I think it will be harder to see a community effect on something rare like secondary logins than on something as obvious as nt signing posts, but I guess we can just wait 'till the next sockpuoppet and see what happens.
You're welcome.
I think it will be harder to see a community effect.
Probably. I don't see a better solution, though.
As far as I know if the proposal is pulled then there is no action to be taken. If we want an action then it will have to come up in B'cacy. It does not need to be a proposal, as we've altered things on the board without them before, or it could be a new proposal. If this one is pulled, then that is where this proposal stops.
At least that's my understanding, I could be very very wrong.
