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'''Funded troll'''s are paid to change opinions in the [[ | '''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]]. | ||