Funded troll - Revision history

Jukeboksi: Reverted edit of 142.177.79.202, changed back to last version by 142.177.97.84

2005-07-11T11:36:13Z

Reverted edit of 142.177.79.202, changed back to last version by 142.177.97.84

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	'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[~~Research~~ Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[propaganda glossary]] or [[list of controversial topics]] helps identify terms perhaps amenable to their influence.		'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[propaganda glossary]] or [[list of controversial topics]] helps identify terms perhaps amenable to their influence.

	''The [[TorontoTroll]] project is an example of another kind of funded troll, who would probably want to change opinions here if it ever became important to their cause. See [[Troll Protocol]] for more detail on that.''

	A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].		A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].

142.177.79.202 at 19:05, 5 July 2005

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	'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[~~Opinion~~ Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[propaganda glossary]] or [[list of controversial topics]] helps identify terms perhaps amenable to their influence.		'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Research Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[propaganda glossary]] or [[list of controversial topics]] helps identify terms perhaps amenable to their influence.

			''The [[TorontoTroll]] project is an example of another kind of funded troll, who would probably want to change opinions here if it ever became important to their cause. See [[Troll Protocol]] for more detail on that.''

	A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].		A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].

142.177.97.84 at 18:54, 16 October 2003

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	'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them.		'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[propaganda glossary]] or [[list of controversial topics]] helps identify terms perhaps amenable to their influence.

	A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].		A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].

142.177.75.114 at 15:46, 16 October 2003

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	'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them.		'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them.

	A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely.		A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely. Usually the friendly ones are volunteers like the [[house elf]].

			A [[pa-troll]] of many volunteer or expense-paid friendly trolls may be able to uncover funded trolls and track them, since they know all their tricks and methods. But this quickly turns into fights between [[faction]]s, and the methods learned by friendlies may become used by fundies, and [[technological escalation]] may occur.

	To [[con-troll]] these, a system of [[bet]]s like a [[Consumerium Prediction Market]] may be required. Wishful thinking is that they are never required, and that no funded trolls will appear. This seems really unlikely if [[marketing]] starts to depend heavily on the [[Opinion Wiki]] here or other traits of [[Consumerium:Itself]].		To [[con-troll]] these, a system of [[bet]]s like a [[Consumerium Prediction Market]] may be required. Wishful thinking is that they are never required, and that no funded trolls will appear. This seems really unlikely if [[marketing]] starts to depend heavily on the [[Opinion Wiki]] here or other traits of [[Consumerium:Itself]].

	If such a prediction market is operating, funding trolls makes less sense than just betting. And bets can be seen, and provide useful signals and information about resistance to changes, while trolls make a living out of being hard to track and trace (like using many IP numbers moin moin!)		If such a prediction market is operating, funding trolls makes less sense than just betting. And bets can be seen, and provide useful signals and information about resistance to changes, while trolls make a living out of being hard to track and trace (like using many IP numbers moin moin!)

142.177.75.114 at 15:44, 16 October 2003

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	'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely.		'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them.

			A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely.

			To [[con-troll]] these, a system of [[bet]]s like a [[Consumerium Prediction Market]] may be required. Wishful thinking is that they are never required, and that no funded trolls will appear. This seems really unlikely if [[marketing]] starts to depend heavily on the [[Opinion Wiki]] here or other traits of [[Consumerium:Itself]].

			If such a prediction market is operating, funding trolls makes less sense than just betting. And bets can be seen, and provide useful signals and information about resistance to changes, while trolls make a living out of being hard to track and trace (like using many IP numbers moin moin!)

142.177.75.114 at 15:41, 16 October 2003

2003-10-16T15:41:50Z

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'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[Opinion Wiki]] or alter the way that the project works in ways that favour those who fund them. A [[friendly troll]] may be a funded troll, but probably only if they are paid by the [[Green Party]] or [[Greenpeace]] or some [[animal rights]] or [[Great Ape Personhood]] or [[vegan]] group. And those have no money, so it's unlikely.