But sockpuppeting isn’t bad per se. Lots of people (me included) do it
Do… what?
Sock puppeting is when you have an account that you pretend is an independent user unaffiliated with you, and you interact with your own posts or get around restrictions with that account. It’s called sock puppeting because you’re in control of the puppet, but you make it seem independent.
If you personally are banned from a service and use another account to get on, that might be considered a sock puppet, but only if you’re interacting with the same people / communities you were banned from talking to.
If you just have multiple accounts that you use for different things, that’s not sock puppeting, that’s just having multiple accounts for different uses.
Do… what?
Sock puppeting is when you have an account that you pretend is an independent user unaffiliated with you, and you interact with your own posts or get around restrictions with that account. It’s called sock puppeting because you’re in control of the puppet, but you make it seem independent.
If you personally are banned from a service and use another account to get on, that might be considered a sock puppet, but only if you’re interacting with the same people / communities you were banned from talking to.
If you just have multiple accounts that you use for different things, that’s not sock puppeting, that’s just having multiple accounts for different uses.