User:FMecha/Sockpuppet faiths and types

There are some types of sockpuppet in Wikipedia.

These users fall into Wikipedia policy about legitimate usage of sockpuppets/alternate accounts. For example, prominent users might create a new account to experience how the community functions for new users.
 * Good-faith sockpuppets

These users fall into Wikipedia policy about abused sockpuppets. Bad-faith sockpuppets are used for vandalism, votestacking, and others.
 * Bad-faith sockpuppets

Sockpuppets used for votestacking (usually at WP:AfD and WP:RfA)
 * Votepuppets

Sockpuppets used for vandalism.
 * Vandalpuppets