Trolling: Difference between revisions

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why trolling is essential to Consudev: basically, we are all trollign corporations and governments and industries here!
(more on Established trolling techniques)
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*Involving out-of-context rants within otherwise legitimate articles
*Involving out-of-context rants within otherwise legitimate articles
*Provocative article naming
*Provocative article naming
*Heavy linking to very trollish articles
*Heavy linking to very trollish articles, e.g. critical analysis of serious mistakes made by [[enemy projects]]


Those accused of deliberate trolling are called "[[trolls]]".  However, many [[political activist]]s or [[freethinker]]s or [[heretic]]s adopt this label as a term of pride and collective self-defense.  Accordingly it is as meaningless as any other [[pop psychiatry]] label.
All these techniques will be immensely useful when trying to bring attention to bad behaviour by corporations;  Basically, we are all trollign corporations and governments and industries here.
 
Also trolling helps to engage more people in examining their behaviour.  Someone may be drawn into a debate simply because of '''trolling''' but, once in, may feel compelled to make moral and value systems decisions that will, ultimately, result in their applying stricter [[individual buying criteria]].
 
However, no one likes being forced to think:  Those accused of deliberate trolling are called "[[trolls]]".  However, many [[political activist]]s or [[freethinker]]s or [[heretic]]s adopt this label as a term of pride and collective self-defense.  Accordingly it is as meaningless as any other [[pop psychiatry]] label.


===See also===
===See also===
*[[Troll]]
*[[Troll]]
*[[Trolls]]
*[[Trolls]]
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