What is a sock puppet?
A sock puppet describes an additional account created by an existing member of an Internet community, sometimes to manufacture the illusion of support in a vote or argument. Other reasons include a desire to support or vote on an issue coupled with a desire to have one's "main" account stay away from the issue. This behaviour is sometimes seen as being dishonest by online communities and as a result these individuals are often labeled as trolls.
If you have created an extra account, it will be closed.
If you have created an extra account to circumvent a 30-day suspension, it will be closed and you'll be permanently banned without notice or warning.
This image comes from "Puppet", an animated film by Patrick Smith. Details of the film can be seen on the Blendfilms website (
www.blendfilms.com). The film synopsis reads: "A young man fabricates a simple sock puppet, not knowing the abuse the entity will soon inflict upon its creator. Through an escalating series of torture, the possessed puppet takes on the embodiment of fear, chaos, and willful self-destruction."
