User talk:Ombudsmen

Hi there--welcome to Wikipedia and thanks for your contributions to Sockpuppet! I'd really welcome your help on improving this article--a major rewrite is needed, and I'm trying to get one going...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sockpuppet_%28Internet%29#Original_research_and_POV_issues

Dang, I know there's some fancy "welcome to wikipedia, now read all the rules about it" template, but I don't know how to post it into your talk page. So, in my own words--your interest in WP:NPOV is appropriate and welcome. The sockpuppet article as it stands/stood is full of junk that violates NPOV (as you point out) and also more seriously WP:NOR. So, read up on the latter policy and then please dig into articles that interest you--including, I hope, the sockpuppet article, which really needs help! Based on your useful comments, I've tried to make it clearer that "sockpuppet" is used only as a pejorative term for pseudonyms used to deceive. You point out, accurately, that pseudonymity--even multiple pseudonymity--can have legitimate uses on the internet. Such legitimate non-deceptive uses, however, don't fall under the definition of "sockpuppet." Or, can you cite examples of people using "sockpuppet" to abuse legitimate uses of pseudonymity? If so, that might, with citations, make a good sub-section to the sockpuppet article--"Sockpuppet as a term of abuse" or whatever. betsythedevine 01:54, 15 May 2007 (UTC)