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A '''trollherd''' is the visible party with a real name (fake or not) who is followed around, quoted, and has their general credibility exploited by unruly [[trolls]]. He may or may not be considered a [[troll]] himself, or in any control of any other's actions. He may or may not be their political ally. He may or may not have anything to gain from the | A '''trollherd''' is the visible party with a real name (fake or not) who is followed around, quoted, and has their general credibility exploited by unruly [[trolls]]. He may or may not be considered a [[troll]] himself, or in any control of any other's actions. He may or may not be their political ally. He may or may not have anything to gain from the trolling. | ||
The archetype trollherd is Bill Palmer, see: | |||
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One could imagine Palmer being paid not to post, which would open up questions of whether these are in fact [[funded troll]]s. Such [[trolling tactic]]s can be expected to be perfected in order to shut down [[Consumerium Services]], as the people who oppose a service of this sort are by no means naive about this. | One could imagine Palmer being paid not to post, which would open up questions of whether these are in fact [[funded troll]]s. Such [[trolling tactic]]s can be expected to be perfected in order to shut down [[Consumerium Services]], as the people who oppose a service of this sort are by no means naive about this. | ||