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*[[sysop vandalism]], the belief that deliberate sabotage of the [[wiki mission]] in order to support the control of the [[sysop power structure]] over "who is allowed to edit" ultimately leads to fulfilling the mission!  ''surprisingly common belief - see [[Sysop Vandal point of view]].''
*[[sysop vandalism]], the belief that deliberate sabotage of the [[wiki mission]] in order to support the control of the [[sysop power structure]] over "who is allowed to edit" ultimately leads to fulfilling the mission!  ''surprisingly common belief - see [[Sysop Vandal point of view]].''
*[[developer vigilantiism]], a form of direct [[technological escalation]]
*[[developer vigilantiism]], a form of direct [[technological escalation]]
*[[sysopism]], just trusting a gang of thugs to judge and mediate the above - leads inevitably to [[trollist]] response
*[[sysopism]], just trusting a gang of thugs to judge and mediate the above
*[[Wikiism]], the belief that the technology of [[large public wiki]]s is itself magical or powerful in a way that ordinary conversations are not


Many people believe these are just variants of [[fascism]] and [[racism]], or a particularly virulent sort of [[capitalism]] where those with [[infrastructure owners trust]] can run rampant, and this is justified by [[property rights]].
Many people believe these are just variants of [[fascism]] and [[racism]], or a particularly virulent sort of [[capitalism]] where those with [[infrastructure owners trust]] can run rampant, and this is justified by [[property rights]].


*[[Trollism]] is the belief that [[trolls]] are the only solution to the above.  It remains to be seen if this is an ideology, or merely a tactic.
*[[Trollism]] is the belief that [[trolls]] are the only solution to the above.  It remains to be seen if this is an ideology, or merely a tactic.
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