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*[[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. | *[[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 | The Wikipedia article on [[w:Internet troll|Internet trolls]] seems to say "a troll is a pest" and assumes [[psychiatry]] applies (that the sysop can tell what the motivation of the troll is, amazingly). However, the [[m:troll|troll (Meta-Wikipedia)]] article seems to say that trolls 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? How does one recognize but | What should trolls do and not do on Consumerium? How does one recognize but | ||
not be too trusting of a [[friendly troll]]? Enter your beliefs here: | not be too trusting of a [[friendly troll]]? Enter your beliefs here: | ||