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"They/You were solicited by him to visit Wikipedia" seems a lot less contentious than "They/You were recruited by him to visit Wikipedia". Arguments over "I wasn't recruited" are more likely because it suggests a state of mind more than an action. Recruiting suggests literal "recruitment" and is likely to be more, not less, confusing. However, I'd suggest we use external recruiting or just plain recruiting to avoid the slightly skanky sense attacked to the word 'soliciting'. I think this will be less confusing and misleading over all. This would place the focus on the behavior not the label. The policy (whatever page it's on) would then say "External soliciting is forbidden" rather than "Meatpuppetry is forbidden" which is easier to understand. Obviously if changed, the traditional term would still be known and sometimes used but overall it will probably be more understandable, more factual, less ad hominem, and more easily understood, if "Meatpuppetry" were changed to "External soliciting" in WP:SOCK and general use on-wiki. An accusation of "meatpuppetry" would be very obscure to most people.( WP:AGF - a person who is solicited may not actually know they are doing anything wrong) Meatpuppet is a poor choice of term to address a newcomer even if solicited.To those "not in the know" it sounds offensive and pejorative, can come over as an attack, and unnecessarily inflames discussions. Meatpuppetry is a historic wiki term and internet term for external soliciting/recruitment.The same reasons apply whichever policy page it ends up on.
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I suggested above, and User:SmokeyJoe supported and raised elsewhere, the suggestion that the term "Meatpuppetry" should mainly be called "external soliciting" in policy pages. Forbidding "external soliciting" is precise, non-accusatory and easily understood. Forbidding "meatpuppetry" is obscure to non-editors, sounds pejorative and offensive, focuses attention on the label not the behavior, and comes over as disparaging or attacking newcomers who may not be aware they have done anything wrong. RFC on gracefully retiring the terms "meatpuppet" and "meatpuppetry" in Wikipedia policy, and using the term "external soliciting" instead. Several discussions have been started concerning 1/ whether to change the term "meatpuppetry" in policy, and 2/ whether to move the section to a different policy location. Meatpuppetry discussions (term used and policy location)