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The role of '''trolls''' in [[Consumerium]] is unclear. There is not even an agreement on what is a [[troll]] and what they generally do. What is clear is that some think it is insulting to call someone a troll, and others take pride in being trolls, or called trolls. There is just no agremeent at all. What one thinks tends to depend on what one feels about: | |||
*[[identifying people]] - a [[sysop]] usually tries to identify a [[troll]], by [[outing]], but a troll usually insists on staying anonymous or ambiguous. | |||
*[[free speech]] - which trolls usually support | |||
*[[reputation]] - a troll usually thinks reputation leads to stupidity | |||
*[[authority]] - which trolls don't like | |||
*[[libel]] - which some trolls do, and others try to avoid being done to them, by staying trolls and not letting libellers know their names or where they are. | |||
The article on [[w:Internet troll|Internet troll (Wikipedia)]] seems to say tey are pests, but the [[m:troll|troll (Meta-Wikipedia)]] article seems to say they serve an important [[audit]] role, by driving bad contributors out of a project, or harassing stupid ideas to death, or just generally knowing how a project can evolve to work better. ''There is more on this in [[Talk:urban ecology]].'' | |||
What should trolls do and not do on Consumerium? Enter your beliefs here: | |||