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While sysops claim to be the guardians of a "[[neutral point of view]]" which favours the existing participants, the trolls counter with their "[[New Troll point of view]]" which would favour the input of fresh and new perspectives from under-represented [[faction]]s. This may be a simple right vs. left type of division, as exemplified by [[Wikipedia Red Faction]] who seem to be some of the most obvious exponents of trollism as such. | While sysops claim to be the guardians of a "[[neutral point of view]]" which favours the existing participants, the trolls counter with their "[[New Troll point of view]]" which would favour the input of fresh and new perspectives from under-represented [[faction]]s. This may be a simple right vs. left type of division, as exemplified by [[Wikipedia Red Faction]] who seem to be some of the most obvious exponents of trollism as such. | ||
However, there is a real difference in tactics: The main difference is that [[technological escalation|sysops misuse technology granted power]] and [[trollish|trolls seem to be exploiting linguistic power]]s such as the ability to write poetry, make puns, and create [[conceptual metaphor]]s that reinforce their resistance to the [[sysop power structure]]. It is not clear that '''trollist''' activities even imply belief in '''trollism''', the ideology may be projected as a farce or mockery of the beliefs of the hated sysops. | However, there is a real difference in tactics: The main difference is that [[technological escalation|sysops misuse of technology granted power]] and [[trollish|trolls seem to be exploiting linguistic power]]s such as the ability to write poetry, make puns, and create [[conceptual metaphor]]s that reinforce their resistance to the [[sysop power structure]]. It is not clear that '''trollist''' activities even imply belief in '''trollism''', the ideology may be projected as a farce or mockery of the beliefs of the hated sysops. | ||
[[Controllism]] on the other hand seems to be a belief that trolls can somehow be made into "not trolls" by putting troll language on top of [[sysop]] activity. This usually does not fool the trolls! | [[Controllism]] on the other hand seems to be a belief that trolls can somehow be made into "not trolls" by putting troll language on top of [[sysop]] activity. This usually does not fool the trolls! | ||