Is having 2 accounts on suttacentral considered lying or deceit?

[Minh777]

I was wondering if having 2 accounts on suttacentral is considered as lying or deceit

[Snowbird]

It is against the terms of service as far as I know. You can always message the @moderators for questions like that.

[elisabetta]

Hello Minh777:

As Snowbird said above, creating multiple accounts on this forum is prohibited. Please see the FAQ:

Q27 You mentioned inappropriate online strategies such as spamming, sock puppeting, trolling, sealioning, gaslighting, gish galloping, dogpiling, doxing etc. What are these?

A : We are referring to any behavior which could reasonably be construed as unsocial, unwelcome, insulting or as intentional harassment or bullying of any other forum user. Common examples of inappropriate online strategies are:
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Sockpuppeting : Making multiple accounts with different usernames for any purpose whatsoever without the prior permission of the Site admin/ Moderators. If multiple accounts are detected, all accounts of that user will be immediately suspended.

As you can see, this rule applies regardless of intention or purpose. We will reach out to you privately to address this particular situation.

Regards,

Liz
On behalf of the Moderation Team