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===Definition of Trolling=== '''Trolling''' is activity which annoys others but is nonetheless necessary. In general internet terms, trolling can be described as making an undefended and polarised statement, to stimulate a large and reactive response. However, what constitutes "undefended" is usually entirely up to the observer (see [[spun threat]] for a way in which this can be made obvious to third party observers). Many believe that '''trolling''' is the main form of '''wiki governance''' - mostly consisting of resistance to bad [[wiki management]] decisions, e.g. [[Wikipedia Red Faction]] resistance against [[Wikimedia]] and [[GodKing]]. Some of these advocate a more formal [[faction]] system to organize [[trolls]] to reduce conflict between trolls, and focus more on defeating [[usurper]]s and [[martinet]]s and the [[sysop power structure]] itself. ''All of this is about as complicated as [[politics as usual]], so we focus on tactics and techniques:'' A [[trollherd]] is someone whose activities or interests have a very high correlation with that of several [[trolls]]. This may or may not be a [[troll]] themselves, and they might even openly attack and abuse trolls. However, this could be a [[cover story]] to avoid being accused of causing the '''trolling''', whether they approve of it or not. It's hard to tell.
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