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'''Trollism''' is | '''Trollism''' is a [[wiki ideology]] that idealizes the activities of [[trolls]]. Trollists not only accept the label '''[[troll]]''' but they are proud to "be a troll", they claim to be trolls, and many use the word "troll" in their user name. It's doubtful that this can be done without depriving the word ''troll'' of the meaning [[sysop]]s apply (negative judgement from a dictator or group perspective) or creating a logical paradoxon. Either of which could be assumed to be an objective of '''trollist''' activities. | ||
Seen from the outside trollism concentrates on the valid points and positive effects of trolling and neglects its de-constructive content. So it appears as a simplification. Sysopism and Trollism seem to be two sides of the same coin: misuse of power. One is the result of the other in a hen-egg relationship and each of these ideologies claims to be necessary to control the negative effects of the other. | Seen from the outside trollism concentrates on the valid points and positive effects of trolling and neglects its de-constructive content. So it appears as a simplification. [[Sysopism]] and Trollism seem to be two sides of the same coin: misuse of power. One is the result of the other in a hen-egg relationship and each of these ideologies claims to be necessary to control the negative effects of the other. | ||
The main difference is that [[technological escalation|sysops misuse technology granted power]] and [[trollish|trolls seem to be exploiting linguistic power]]s such as the ability to write poetry, make puns, and create [[conceptual metaphor]]s that reinforce their resistance to the [[sysop power structure]]. It is not clear that '''trollist''' activities even imply belief in '''trollism''', the ideology may be projected as a farce or mockery of the beliefs of the hated sysops. | |||
See also: [[Wikiism]]. | See also: [[Wikiism]]. | ||