User blog:Gamedezyner/Sockpuppetry... I don't think it means what you think it means...

I've seen this word used wrongly many... many times now, and I'm tired of the misconception. I'm writing this to clear up the definition for everyone.

A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception [1]

This does not mean that having other accounts is sockpuppeting! It is only sockpuppetry if someone were to use that account to evade a ban, to pretend to be someone else, or to otherwise violate the wiki policies or the Wikia Terms of Use.

There, you have the definition. Start using it right :P