03-14-2014, 12:00 AM
Hello everyone, we are entering the try-out of a new sock puppet policy = filter out the sock puppets (meaning that accounts identified as sock puppets will be banned).
I would like members to understand that this is not an easy thing to do (and might take time - as in an account might have to post at various times before a pattern is seen etc). One has to check every IP (and many members have numerous IPs) in the admin panel and also check it in an IP locator through an external site (to see if the IP jumps around the globe, or stays within same city etc). Yuku does not have a very user-friendly system for this.
Since this is a new policy starting now, I am only going to check people being active from now onwards (plus there is no need to spend time on inactive accounts). And we will see how it goes..
If there is a reason why you might be falsely identified as a sock puppet it is on you to inform us of this before we start digging into it and before it becomes an issue (in this thread here or in a pm).
If you are changing to another account as your primary account you should inform us before you do this, or else your new identity account will be banned..
If you suspect someone of being a sock puppet you are welcome to write us here about it, for us to look over. However, as mentioned above, previous accounts will be left alone unless they become active in posting from now onwards.
I would like members to understand that this is not an easy thing to do (and might take time - as in an account might have to post at various times before a pattern is seen etc). One has to check every IP (and many members have numerous IPs) in the admin panel and also check it in an IP locator through an external site (to see if the IP jumps around the globe, or stays within same city etc). Yuku does not have a very user-friendly system for this.
Since this is a new policy starting now, I am only going to check people being active from now onwards (plus there is no need to spend time on inactive accounts). And we will see how it goes..
If there is a reason why you might be falsely identified as a sock puppet it is on you to inform us of this before we start digging into it and before it becomes an issue (in this thread here or in a pm).
If you are changing to another account as your primary account you should inform us before you do this, or else your new identity account will be banned..
If you suspect someone of being a sock puppet you are welcome to write us here about it, for us to look over. However, as mentioned above, previous accounts will be left alone unless they become active in posting from now onwards.