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The term was perhaps first used on July 9, 1993 in a posting to bit.listserv.fnord-l, but was not in common usage in USENET groups until 1996. However, the precise reason the term "Sock Puppet" came to be used in this manner is likely lost to antiquity. At least two possibilites have been offered.
One is that the term "sock puppet" reflects what a real sock puppet is: a fake personality operated by an actual personality.
Another is that it rel ...
The term was perhaps first used on July 9, 1993 in a posting to bit.listserv.fnord-l, but was not in common usage in USENET groups until 1996. However, the precise reason the term "Sock Puppet" came to be used in this manner is likely lost to antiquity. At least two possibilites have been offered.
One is that the term "Sock Puppet" reflects what a real sock puppet is: a fake personality operated by an actual personality.
Another is that it rel ...
Another type of sock puppet is sometimes referred to as a “straw man sock puppet.” They are created by users with one point of view, but act as though they have an opposing point of view, in order to make that point of view look bad. They will often make poor arguments which their “opponents” can then easily refute. This can allow them to essentially make straw man arguments. Such sock puppets thus become a personification of the straw man argument which their creators argue against. They often act unintelligent or uninformed, ...
Another type of sock puppet is sometimes referred to as a “straw man sock puppet.” They are created by users with one point of view, but act as though they have an opposing point of view, in order to make that point of view look bad. They will often make poor arguments which their “opponents” can then easily refute. This can allow them to essentially make straw man arguments. Such sock puppets thus become a personification of the straw man argument which their creators argue against. They often act unintelligent or uninformed, ...
