Help:Sockpuppets

Sockpuppets are alternate usernames created by a registered user. The use of sockpuppets is discouraged on most wikis, including the StarCraft wiki. Sockpuppetry may be dealt with by administrators as follows:


 * The use of sockpuppets to get around a ban will result in the sockpuppet username being permanently blocked. At the discretion of the administrators, the length of the original username's block may be extended.

Checking sockpuppets
The CheckUser extension allows a user with checkuser permission to check which IPs are used by a given username, and which usernames are used by a given IP. Any admin of a wiki may request a check when necessary.

The usual use of this feature is to check for blocked users coming back with multiple accounts. If you are having problems with these sorts of users on your wiki, feel free to contact Wikia's Community Team and ask for someone to check the IPs. It will only be run in the case of highly disruptive sock puppets, or major vandalism from a range of IPs. A private log is kept of all uses of this feature on each wiki.