What's sock puppeting please?

Sock puppet meant nothing to me either and I rarely take enough notice of names to ever know who posted what (or styles come to that except one or two)
Very unobservant me and not clever enough to have more than one account What you see is what you get

Joseann

I had never heard of it. What a weird thing.
Oh well, GNHQ were obviously quick at putting a sock in it.

😁

Ilovecheese

Gaslighting surely comes from the film.

Yes, it does.

I had never heard of it. What a weird thing.
Oh well, GNHQ were obviously quick at putting a sock in it.

Gaslighting surely comes from the film.

Pleased I wasn't the only one who had to Google "sock puppet".

Sometimes I feel quite lame when certain terminology is used, or acronyms, and I haven't a clue, because I consider myself 'net-wise and 'street-wise' but clearly I'm not half as clued-up as I like to think I am.

Well, you learn something every day.
Yesterday I had to look up Gaslighting!

Glorianny

Callistemon21

I used to make sock puppets for the DC.

I know it brought back some lovely memories of cutting and sticking and staging productions behind the settee, or the clothes horse draped in a sheet.

The £1 shop were selling felt ones which the DGC made a few years ago and we were entertained with puppet shows from behind the sofa 😁

Sussexborn
I experienced gaslighting in relationship with past DH by him telling me lies about what other people had said about me (always negative or belittling) and then would tell the other people that I had said such and such about them when I hadn't.

It's an undermining of reality that can do real damage by making you isolated and fearful.

But it is one of those terms that can be used loosely as in just bad mouthing behind someones back or turned around "you're gaslighting me" when very little happened.

Can’t see where these names come from. I’ve just found out what gaslighting means and now there’s sock puppet. Can’t see the relevance of the words?

Callistemon21

I used to make sock puppets for the DC.

I know it brought back some lovely memories of cutting and sticking and staging productions behind the settee, or the clothes horse draped in a sheet.

No that feature doesn't work when it should

Change username
You are able to select one alternative name to use for sensitive posts where you'd like anonymity. Please note that you are only allowed two usernames in total.

But how? It doesn't work.
Do you rejoin?

I used to make sock puppets for the DC.

I think maybe quite a few people have more than one account

Not necessarily just to agree with themselves or say things they don't want their min account to look bad for ... But sometimes to be even more anonymous if asking for advice on embarrassing or sensitive issues

Maybe gransnet should just do a 1 account per IP address rule and have some sort of mechanism for the odd user name free post for people who need that

I think I certainly would have a better time on gransnet on a personal level if I hadn't been too open about some situations

Norah

Trying to think of GC activities, saw this thread, brought the puppets out of the loft - alas, on reading, found I was daft, as usual.

Prude, daft, innocent - words about me and I'm OK with that.

Better that than manipulative, by far!!!!

Ah that explains a lot GSM. I had heard the term but not understood it.

Honestly, what people get out of it - its pathetic and often hurtful.

Ah, nanna, its very different from gaslighting, which some of us have experienced in very long term personal relationships and its designed to be terribly destructive x

This happens every now and then here. Last time I noticed it, it was a long time poster who was doing it to get a newer poster (than them) banned. It was quite a blow up, and then quietly swept under a rug

I didn’t know what it meant until I looked it up, you’re none of those things you say!

Trying to think of GC activities, saw this thread, brought the puppets out of the loft - alas, on reading, found I was daft, as usual.

Prude, daft, innocent - words about me and I'm OK with that.

Why do I miss all the interesting stuff? 🤣

A post has been deleted from Good Morning today. GN say it was a previously banned poster.

Doodledog

Glorianny

OMG on GN as well!! In a way I admire them, it's all I can do to keep up with my own posts, having multiple identities would completely confuse me!

I don't think you wold get away with it, Glorianny. Your posting style is too recognisable

Ooh Now I want to do it!!

It's not an invented phrase - it's a term to describe something that has been going on since the dawn of discussion boards.

Yes, some people have a very recognisable style and saying they are new or a long time lurker always makes me concentrate that bit more on what they say and how they say it.