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-'''Heroic trolling''' is [[trolling]] that is recognized by most people (other than the [[sysop power structure]] of course) as doing something useful.  For instance, engaging in witty combat until someone very stupid or doing things clearly contradicting the [[wiki mission]] is [[driven off by trolls]].  Or, raising and suggesting ways to fix issues of [[systemic bias]] (which sysops will always claim does not exist).  Or, simply acting as [[Lowest Troll]] when there is no one else doing so.  Because the Lowest Troll has some social status, however, they cannot achieve what is called [[magnificent trolling]] - this term is reserved for very despised [[trolls]] who drive off even [[GodKing]]s and discredit [[ontologist]]s, which is later seen to be a Good Thing.  The [[Wikipedia Red Faction]] seems to engage in heroic trolling and to recognize that there is some potential for magnificence in their activities to oppose [[Wikimedia]].
+'''Heroic trolling''' is [[trolling]] that is recognized by most people (other than the [[sysop power structure]] of course) as doing something useful.
+For instance, engaging in witty combat until someone very stupid or doing things clearly contradicting the [[wiki mission]] is [[driven off by trolls]].  Or, raising and suggesting ways to fix issues of [[systemic bias]] (which sysops will always claim does not exist).  Or, simply acting as [[Lowest Troll]] when there is no one else doing so.  Some [[honour]] may accrue to those who take such responsibilities, and [[stigma]] will likely accrue also via the [[sysop power structure]] which sees trolling as vandalism and their own activities, necessarily, as being never [[sysop vandalism|capable of becoming equivalent to vandalism]].  The lower the [[social status]] and the more stigma applied by [[vile mailing list|vile]] people, the more '''heroic'''.
+Because the Lowest Troll usually has some [[infrastructure owners trust]], however, they cannot achieve what is called [[magnificent trolling]] - this term is reserved for very despised [[trolls]] who drive off even [[GodKing]]s and discredit [[ontologist]]s, which is later seen to be a Good Thing.  The [[Wikipedia Red Faction]] seems to engage in heroic trolling and to recognize that there is some potential for magnificence in their activities to oppose [[Wikimedia]].