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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 jury's still out on [[SOLLOG]] or the [[GNAA]], but over time, they'll probably come around...
    The [[world trolling anarchization]] and [[Wikipedia red faction]] appear to be two obvious manifestations of troll culture.

    Latest revision as of 10:04, 10 July 2005

    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 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
    • 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
    • constantly shift IP addresses, and employ anonymous proxy servers to help other trolls pretend to be "you"
    • be as hilarious as possible, ideally employing sarcasm, irony and paradox to the maximum
    • try to document procedures in troll songs that anyone can easily sing
    • come up with as many new definitions as you can for the verb "to troll"
    • oppose sysopism with trollist ideology
    • where necessary invent trollish language that other trolls will learn, and use to coordinate without sysops really knowing what is going on
    • encourage friendly trolling and always help troll-friendly wikis
    • 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.