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The existence of '''troll culture''' is disputed, but not at Consumerium where it is alive and well. Some basic cultural principles of trolling: | The existence of '''troll culture''' is disputed, but not at Consumerium where it is alive and well. Some basic cultural principles of [[trolling]]: | ||
*never acknowledge authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair | *never acknowledge authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair | ||
*never ask about authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair | *never ask about authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair | ||
*never log in, ever, except perhaps to upload picture, then ditch the ID | *never log in, ever, except perhaps to upload picture, then ditch the ID | ||
*if you are forced to log in, use "troll" in your name so that other [[trolls]] can see that you are a troll, proud of it, and standing tall | *if you are forced to log in, use "troll" in your name so that other [[trolls]] can see that you are a troll, proud of it, and standing tall | ||
**[[share password]]s wherever possible to encourage [[identity theft]], making it impossible to trace back any trolling [[beyond a reasonable doubt]] | |||
*constantly shift [[IP address]]es, and employ [[anonymous proxy server]]s to help other trolls pretend to be "you" | |||
*be as hilarious as possible, ideally employing [[sarcasm]], [[irony]] and [[paradox]] to the maximum | *be as hilarious as possible, ideally employing [[sarcasm]], [[irony]] and [[paradox]] to the maximum | ||
**when faced with absurd rhetoric, e.g. "[[neutral point of view]]" as a status not a process, invent much more logical and defensible rhetoric with the same initials and pronunciation, e.g. [[New Troll point of view]] | |||
*try to document procedures in [[troll song]]s that anyone can easily sing | *try to document procedures in [[troll song]]s that anyone can easily sing | ||
*come up with as many new definitions as you can for the verb "[[to troll]]" | *come up with as many new definitions as you can for the verb "[[to troll]]" | ||
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*be especially sure to help out projects like [[Consumerium]], which rock | *be especially sure to help out projects like [[Consumerium]], which rock | ||
The [[world trolling anarchization]] and [[Wikipedia red faction]] appear to be two obvious manifestations of troll culture | The [[world trolling anarchization]] and [[Wikipedia red faction]] appear to be two obvious manifestations of troll culture. |