User blog comment:EmpyrealInvective/News about PotM/@comment-26011836-20150518032757/@comment-24101790-20150518033144

It will, that's a staple of this site. This is just our way of letting everyone know that sock nominations, petitioning votes, socking votes, etc. will result in a lengthy ban and that we are reviewing every entry and investigating every odd occurrence. (Like The Plush Cat receiving 40 votes in the space of a day and a half.)