oxydosic
2004-01-02 04:54 pm UTC (link)

Bwahaha. That's why i so love that community. People will post how they were rude to a customer for no good reason and then get pissed when not everyone pats them on the back for it.

My personal favorites though are the people who post 'i was a sucky customer' posts and then get upset when people agree that they did indeed suck. There was a great one involving a closed bathroom last week, i really should find it.

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	chaoskind 2004-01-02 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	Okay it is the tird time I have to ask you guys on a definition: What is a sockpuppet? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	chaoskind 2004-01-02 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	There sould be a special dictionary on fandoms, like there are e. g. Arabian slang and 1930 Ganbangers dictionaries around :p (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chaoskind 2004-01-02 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	...also I should remember to type ALL the letters that are in a word :p (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kijikun 2004-01-02 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	A second account some uses for certain purposes. Wether to write, to mock, or to post (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	allen 2004-01-02 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	I think the term is inspired by people who use said accounts for roleplaying -- the character is the puppet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mpoetess
2004-01-04 02:31 am UTC (link)

Actually it predates online journals -- it's an old mailing list term, though you're right in principle. A sockpuppet on a mailing list was a fake identity (thus puppet) created to give "Yeah, you go girl!" support to someone's main handle. Or occasionally argue with them in a troll-y fashion to make them look put-upon or more interesting, a la psychoaddict's stunt here. :)

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	mpoetess 2004-01-04 02:35 am UTC (link)
	And if I'd mastered the use of the scrollwheel, I would have seen that someone posted the equivalent explanation further down. Lalala. This has been your redundant information for the day. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: chaoskind 2004-01-02 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	Okay , thank you^^ (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lots42 2004-01-02 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Imagine to journals called Bob and Alice4. Bob gets into a lot of wank. And curiously, Alice4 seems to always show up and defend Bob. Chances are Alice4 is just Bob hiding behind a different journal name. That's sockpuppetry. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bubba_ray 2004-01-02 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	From the Jargon Dictionary: sock puppet n. [Usenet: from the act of placing a sock over your hand and talking to it and pretending it's talking back] In Usenet parlance, a pseudo through which the puppeteer posts follow-ups to their own original message to give the appearance that a number of people support the views held in the original message. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chaoskind 2004-01-03 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Hey, thanks guys, I believe I can teach on the subject of sock puppets now :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sagralisse 2004-01-02 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Clearly, customer service isn't Seryna's forte. I'm trying to imagine the idea job would be for her. Should we pack her and her whacky sense of humor into a leaky rocket and shoot her off to Jupiter, or keep her here and use her as a test subject for experimental anti-psychotic drugs? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	tempslut 2004-01-03 12:17 am UTC (link)
	Maybe she should try to get a job at the Bunnyranch. But then, she'd probably mock the customers' penises or titties (depending on the gender). (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tigerlily 2004-01-02 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	I mentioned this on another thread today where a question came up on tinhats. Should we have a dictionary/FAQ community for the wank terms to be explained? I'd start it if I a) had a code or b) knew how to generate them. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	rann 2004-01-02 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think that's a community thing so much as one we'd need a webpage for. A community would make looking up the definitions difficult. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zee 2004-01-02 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I agree. It's a savvy idea, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: tigerlily 2004-01-02 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	aye I was just thinking about how to submit questions and definitions in a less guestbook kinda way. Is there a free server better than geocities? I'm at a community college so I've got loads of spare time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zee 2004-01-02 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know about free servers, but I just upgraded my hosting plan, so I have tons of extra space. If you know how to use FTP, you'd be welcome to a chunk of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: tigerlily 2004-01-03 12:38 am UTC (link)
	-tig- I Emailed your livejournal account (Reply to this)(Parent)

hugsnkisses
2004-01-03 01:32 am UTC (link)

bad idea.

We've been kicking round thoughts on doing something like that for about six months, but have never done it ~~because we're really lazy~~ because it takes all the fun out of them.

The point is, we have a load of wacky "insider jokes" and words and otps with complicated stories behind them and that lots of people don't get them. Then, they think we're mocking them even more/less than we really are. It's a brillaint plan, honest.

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tigerlily
2004-01-03 01:40 am UTC (link)

So there is a disagreement on what to do then. I mean it could just be a happy index of BNF and sockpuppet and the other constant questions. Although the history of in jokes is the sorta thing I wish I could know but since I wasn't here -shrug- sol.

Anywho I'll ask this:
Do I a) let the idea remain here for discussion or b) make a post on the idea and take in opinions.

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	mydemand 2004-01-03 09:14 am UTC (link)
	Make a post about it. I'd love to see a dictionary about it; these terms are not limisted to fandom_wank and it'll help me be a little less clueless :P (Reply to this)(Parent)