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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
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    *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
    *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]]"