Re:How to win an online argument: lessons from Reddit
by raldi on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @02:59PM
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At least during the time I was working there (2008-2011), it was actually pretty rare. The most common use of sockpuppets was simply to be able to do lots of fake AMAs. And every admin had at least one sockpuppet they would use to troll people or otherwise say things they couldn't say under their official account.
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Re:How to win an online argument: lessons from Reddit
by brazzledazzle on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @03:40PM
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For some reason it seems even scummier than rigging votes so maybe that discouraged it. But it's no surprise that admins would have a "work" account and an "anonymous" account. You'd never be able to express a personal controversial opinion without it being jumped all over and attributed to the company.
Somewhat related: Did you have to comb through all of your past comments before the interview and/or announcement? It must have been weird interviewing at a place where you'd had a personal account prior to being interviewed. I would have been filled with anxiety wondering what weird stuff (oh golly, and porn...) I'd looked at while logged in.