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*[[neutral point of view]], i.e. [[community point of view]] is [[God's Eye View]], which encourages [[systemic bias]] by bringing in and reinforcing one's own [[faction]] by [[technological escalation]] | *[[neutral point of view]], i.e. [[community point of view]] is [[God's Eye View]], which encourages [[systemic bias]] by bringing in and reinforcing one's own [[faction]] by [[technological escalation]] | ||
*[[virtual community]], i.e. confusing [[epistemic community]] with [[no body]] at risk with real bodily reality community where [[some body]] needs protecting, this leads directly to such other-body-risking games as [[outing]] | *[[virtual community]], i.e. confusing [[epistemic community]] with [[no body]] at risk with real bodily reality community where [[some body]] needs protecting, this leads directly to such other-body-risking games as [[outing]] | ||
*[[wise crowd]]s, an extreme version of the virtual community ideology that claims that [[groupthink]] itself is "wisdom" | |||
*[[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 | *[[sysopism]], just trusting a gang of thugs to judge and mediate the above - leads inevitably to [[trollist]] response | ||
*[[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. | |||