Trolling: Difference between revisions
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*Involving out-of-context rants within otherwise legitimate articles | *Involving out-of-context rants within otherwise legitimate articles | ||
*Provocative article naming | *Provocative article naming | ||
*Heavy linking to very trollish articles | *Heavy linking to very trollish articles, e.g. critical analysis of serious mistakes made by [[enemy projects]] | ||
Those accused of deliberate trolling are called "[[trolls]]". However, many [[political activist]]s or [[freethinker]]s or [[heretic]]s adopt this label as a term of pride and collective self-defense. Accordingly it is as meaningless as any other [[pop psychiatry]] label. | All these techniques will be immensely useful when trying to bring attention to bad behaviour by corporations; Basically, we are all trollign corporations and governments and industries here. | ||
Also trolling helps to engage more people in examining their behaviour. Someone may be drawn into a debate simply because of '''trolling''' but, once in, may feel compelled to make moral and value systems decisions that will, ultimately, result in their applying stricter [[individual buying criteria]]. | |||
However, no one likes being forced to think: Those accused of deliberate trolling are called "[[trolls]]". However, many [[political activist]]s or [[freethinker]]s or [[heretic]]s adopt this label as a term of pride and collective self-defense. Accordingly it is as meaningless as any other [[pop psychiatry]] label. | |||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
*[[Troll]] | *[[Troll]] | ||
*[[Trolls]] | *[[Trolls]] | ||