MPDs - Just Stop It!

Kyle

Beloved Misanthrope
PREMO Member
I’m an old fart Kyle. Whatthehell is a mpd?
Someone many years ago, don't remember who, coined it for the asshats that would swarm on under another name to harrass others, do the infinite me too's on some subject and circumvent a timeout or board ban.
 

SamSpade

Well-Known Member
I’m an old fart Kyle. Whatthehell is a mpd?

Multiple Personality Disorder.
Coined some years ago to describe persons who come in and post under a new name, presumably to suggest they're someone "new".

In the old Usenet newsgroups, they had a similar phenomenon - they were called "sock puppets" and people would create them in order
to have someone agree with them online, making it look like there were more people who thought like they did.

This trend is unusual in that it largely exists because a person is banned or being ignored or somehow believes they're not getting any
traction under their old moniker, as if that's the problem.

But I must mention I use one or two sparingly, so that I can ask sensitive questions on other threads or otherwise ask for advice
where it won't be brought up again elsewhere.
 

Sneakers

Just sneakin' around....
When someone is so obsessed about maintaining their need to spew on here that they return over and over with new screen names, it's a lot more than just childish. There are some serious mental health issues involved.
:ohwell:
 

Auntie Biache'

Well-Known Member
That's how Snow White and her entourage of Dwarves, The Prince, and Evil Queen were spawned. And the Kramer Tracker 2000. :lol:

Just for clarification, it wasn't my entourage. I'm not that clever. I don't remember who came up with the idea. I think it was C:gossip:y.
 

jazz lady

~*~ Rara Avis ~*~
PREMO Member
Just for clarification, it wasn't my entourage. I'm not that clever. I don't remember who came up with the idea. I think it was C:gossip:y.
I don't remember now but it was in retaliation to the other groups: Tards, Cows, and Cakes if I remember correctly.
 
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